'Blight on the game': Fury over bizarre moment at SCG

A former Aussie cricketer has hit out on social media over a controversial moment in the fourth Test.

Fans and commentators were left confused on Friday when Hanuma Vihari was given out by the DRS.

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Vihari was adjudged to have top-edged the ball into his arm while attempting a sweep shot, before the ball bobbed up to Marnus Labuschagne at bat-pad.

Vihari reviewed the on-field decision of out, but was shocked to see DRS uphold the decision.

There was clear daylight between bat and ball when Snicko registered a spike, while hot spot appeared inconclusive.

“It’s very hard to tell if that’s matched up, the spike and the line,” Adam Gilchrist said for Fox Sports.

“It’s miles away.”

Brett Lee added: “It looks like it’s miles away.

“It’s definitely missed the bat — has it got the wristband of the glove?”

Former Victorian wicketkeeper Darren Berry, a staunch opponent of DRS, called it a ‘blight on our game’.

Channel 7’s Akash Chopra was equally as confused.

“There was noise, yes, but it was not from the ball hitting the bat,” Chopra told SEN Radio.

“I spoke to Hawk-Eye and they said there was a clear gap between the bat and the ball.

“We didn’t even see the hotspot. I don’t know where the noise actually came from, there was some noise, and that’s what Snicko must have picked up.

“Hawk-Eye was also suggesting that it (the sound) was slightly off.”

Just a few balls later it was the Aussies who felt hard done by when they thought they had Rishabh Pant caught behind.

Stump microphones picked up a loud noise as Pant attempted a cut shot off Lyon, with Tim Paine going up immediately.

However it was given not out, and Snicko didn’t register anything after the Aussies reviewed.