Kallis LBW leaves South Africa fuming

JOHANNESBURG: The South Africans were stunned to see Rod Tucker's finger go up to send Jacques Kallis on his way. The Indian contingent was over the moon, for obvious reasons, but once the replays came on, the celebrations went down a notch.

There was a huge inside edge which cut short Kallis' fluent innings and his home supporters were obviously unhappy.

"Why don't we have DRS? This is unfair," some of the South African journalists said. There were some former South African stalwarts doing commentary joining the chorus, but with the Indian media around, it didn't go beyond a point.

The demand for DRS, though, was accompanied by a few unmentionables, but it was more of impotent rage. They knew that with the BCCI not clearing DRS, there was no way they could have the system in the series.

Kallis, too, looked angry, hitting the bat on his legs as he walked back, but the veteran was intelligent enough not to show dissent to the umpires. After a while, when the dust settled down, former South African batsman Peter Kirsten explained the reason behind the grievance.

"This is probably the most crucial decision of this match and it's unfortunate that it went against our best batsman. This can be a career-changing decision for Kallis. He is going through such a difficult phase and he needs every run to prolong his career," Kirsten said.

But it could easily have gone against India as well, though Kirsten doesn't buy the idea.

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Shweta Pandey

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