IND vs Eng 5th Test Kumar Dharmsena Controversey: The first day’s game in the fifth and decisive Test match at Kennington Oval between India and England was very exciting and full of controversies. England won the toss and decided to bowl first and started pressurizing the Indian batsmen from the beginning. The fast bowlers returned the pavilion cheaply to both the openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul.
But the biggest discussion of this match is not about batting or bowling, but about umpiring. The decision of umpire Kumar Dharmasena, who rejected Josh Tung’s strong appeal in the 13th over against Indian batsman Sai Sudarshan, has now become a matter of debate on social media. The viral photographs and the reactions of the fans have made the decision disputed.
IND Vs ENG: Allegations of biased umpiring on umpire Dharmasena
In the 13th over, when Josh Tung’s Inswing delivery went on Sai Sudarshan’s pad, the entire English team made a strong appeal. The ball was so good that Sudarshan lost his balance and fell to the ground. But umpire Kumar Dharmasena called it notout.
Experts react as #Kumardharmasena Makes a lightning-quick lbw call on #Saisudharsan
Did He Judge it too quickly or just perfectly?#ENGVIND 👉 5th Test, Day 1 | Live now on jiohotstar 👉 pic.twitter.com/ljukfv5own
– Star Sports (@StarsportsIndia) July 31, 2025
Experts react as #Kumardharmasena Makes a lightning-quick lbw call on #Saisudharsan
Did He Judge it too quickly or just perfectly?#ENGVIND 👉 5th Test, Day 1 | Live now on jiohotstar 👉 pic.twitter.com/ljukfv5own
– Star Sports (@StarsportsIndia) July 31, 2025
IND vs Eng: Fans erupted on social media
This decision was passed on to Indian fans. In a photo going viral on social media, Dharmasena’s decision to give this decision has been captured, seeing that the fans say that the umpire deliberately gave a wrong decision to save England’s DRS. Let’s see how fans are provoking on social media.
