WATCH: Umpire gives it not out, but Punam Raut walks back to the Pavilion

India’s middle-order batter Punam Raut opted to walk off after nicking the ball on Day 2 of the pink-ball D/N Test in Gold Coast against Australia even as the on-field umpire didn’t think she was out. Raut left everyone shocked as she made the decision for herself in a very honest admission of edging the […]
 
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WATCH: Umpire gives it not out, but Punam Raut walks back to the Pavilion

India’s middle-order batter Punam Raut opted to walk off after nicking the ball on Day 2 of the pink-ball D/N Test in Gold Coast against Australia even as the on-field umpire didn’t think she was out.

Raut left everyone shocked as she made the decision for herself in a very honest admission of edging the ball to the keeper. While the umpire failed to spot the edge, Raut was aware of it. She didn’t even wait for an on-field call and started taking the long walk back to the pavillion.

The incident is from the fourth ball of the 81st over in the Indian first-innings. Facing the Aussie left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux from an around-the-wicket angle, Punam Raut shaped up to play a defensive push towards the off-side but missed the ball.

Immediately, Molineux and the rest of the Australian fielding unit went for a loud appeal but the umpire remained unmoved. The bowler had only just turned back towards Raut before she started walking off the playing arena, accepting that she did nick the ball to the wicketkeeper.

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WATCH: Umpire gives it not out, but Punam Raut walks back to the Pavilion
WATCH: Umpire gives it not out, but Punam Raut walks back to the Pavilion

Punam Raut walked off despite being given not out on the field.

Punam Raut walks off for a nick even as umpire gives not out

The commentators and fans watching the game were left shocked as Punam Raut decided to leave the field for an edge even when the on-field umpire had felt she hadn’t nick the ball.

Raut’s move looks more surprising with the fact that there are no DRS reviews available for both teams in the women’s D/N Test.

If the 31-year-old right-hander had opted to hold her ground, she would’ve continue batting since the umpire had not sighted the edge.

The batter had worked really hard for her knock of 36 off 164 deliveries before the dismissal but decided at the moment that it would be unfair on Australia if she remained there despite being out caught.

Fans and experts had mixed reactions to Punam Raut’s decision to walk off. While some praised her for playing within the right spirits, others felt it wasn’t the right thing to do because the umpire had not given her out.

Here is how some of them reacted:

Raut has now made 187 runs in her three Tests for India at an average of 37.40, including a hundred. She has also played 73 ODIs and 35 T20Is for the Indian women’s team.