"Sunil Gavaskar Criticizes Australian Paper for Alleging Cheating in Suryakumar Yadav's Catch"

Suryakumar Yadav clinched the T20 World Cup for India with a sensational catch to dismiss David Miller in the final over against South Africa. Despite a poor performance with the bat, Yadav played a crucial role in India's victory. Needing 16 runs from the last over, Hardik Pandya delivered a low-full toss that Miller attempted to hit for a six over long-off. However, Yadav positioned himself near the boundary, juggled the ball briefly, and managed to hold on to it with his feet just millimeters away from the boundary cushion. Videos circulated widely on social media, suggesting that the boundary cushion might have shifted during the catch.

Meanwhile, several new videos of Suryakumar Yadav's catch surfaced on social media, clearly showing that the Indian fielder did not make contact with the boundary rope and had cleanly caught the ball.

Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has come out in support of Suryakumar Yadav and criticized an Australian newspaper that questioned the legitimacy of Yadav's exceptional catch.

"In an Australian paper, there was doubt raised about the fairness of Suryakumar Yadav's catch to dismiss David Miller in the final. However, all the replays clearly showed that SKY executed a remarkable balancing act, flicking the ball up before he reached the boundary rope. He then leaped in the air and secured the catch within the boundary, completing a magnificent feat," Gavaskar stated in his column for Sportstar.

Gavaskar didn't mince words and challenged the article's writer to review videos showcasing the 'most blatant cheating acts' committed by Australians in the past.

"While no one else questioned the catch, the writer of the article did. Perhaps he should take a look at the videos circulating of the 10 most egregious cheating incidents involving Australians before casting aspersions on SKY. It's a case of the pot calling the kettle black," Gavaskar remarked.