Tuesday 31 January 2017 13:26, UK
Chettithody Shamshuddin, the umpire who controversially gave Joe Root out in the second Twenty20 international between India and England on Sunday, has been appointed for Wednesday's series decider.
Shamshuddin had already made one poor decision, giving home captain Virat Kohli not out when Chris Jordan trapped him plumb lbw, when his poor judgement gatecrashed a thrilling conclusion.
England needed eight runs from the final over to seal the match - and the series - when the Hyderabadi official gave joint top-scorer Root (38) leg before despite a sizeable inside edge. It was a blow England could not come back from as Jasprit Bumrah offered a death bowling masterclass to close out a five-run win.
Shamshuddin was not originally listed to stand in the match but the International Cricket Council lists him as an on-field umpire for Wednesday's winner-takes-all decider in Bangalore.
Assistant coach Paul Farbrace appeared to exchange words with the 46-year-old as the teams and officials shook hands after the match and captain Eoin Morgan confirmed England would register their dissatisfaction in Shamshuddin's performance with match referee Andy Pycroft.
"Absolutely. We have an opportunity to do so before the next game. There's always feedback given through the match referee on our report," Morgan said.
"There is extreme frustration. It shifted momentum, the first ball of the 20th over. Losing a batsman who's faced 40 balls on a wicket that's not that easy to time it on is quite a bit of a hammer blow. It's proved very costly all things considered."
Invited to sympathise with Shamshuddin, who was battling the noise of 40,000 fans, Morgan frostily declined.
"It's part and parcel of the job, to be able to cope with the pressure and make good decisions more often than not," he said.
"The fact that comes out of the game as a highlight is disappointing, it shouldn't be like that. It should be about a good performance by both teams and a really competitive game."
