DRS Controversy: SA pacer Ngidi says India reaction showed frustration, pressure

India
players
were
visibly
irked
after
a
controversial
Decision
Review
System
(DRS)
call
which
helped
Elgar
on
Day
3.

The
controversial
call
evoked
different
reactions
from
KL
Rahul,
skipper
Virat
Kohli,
and
spinner
R
Ashwin.

“I
think
reactions
like
that
show
a
bit
of
frustration.
Sometimes
teams
capitalise
on
that.
You
never
really
want
to
show
too
much
emotion
but
I
guess
we
could
clearly
see
right
up
there
those
emotions
were
high
and
probably
tells
us
that
maybe
they
are
feeling
a
little
bit
of
pressure.

“That
was
a
really
good
partnership
for
us,
so
they
wanted
to
really
break
that.
I
think
those
feelings
were
showing
up
there.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
everyone
reacts
differently
to
certain
situations,”
said
Ngidi
in
the
virtual
press
conference
after
the
day’s
play.

The
incident
occurred
in
the
21st
over
of
the
innings
which
was
bowled
by
Ashwin.

The
spinner
bowled
a
tossed-up
delivery
and
it
drifted
in,
beating
Elgar
on
the
inside
edge
and
the
ball
struck
him
right
in
front
of
the
stumps,
and
on-field
umpire
Marais
Erasmus
raised
his
finger.

However,
Elgar
reviewed
the
decision
and
replays
showed
that
the
ball
was
going
over
the
stumps,
and
hence
the
decision
was
overturned.

Backing
the
DRS
system,
SA
speedster
added:
“Yes
(we
trust
DRS).
I
mean,
we’ve
seen
it
on
numerous
occasions
being
used
all
around
the
world.
It’s
a
system
in
place
and
that’s
used
in
cricket.”

Dean
Elgar
and
Keegan
Petersen
held
their
ground
as
South
Africa
gained
full
control
against
India
on
Thursday.

At
stumps,
South
Africa’s
score
read
101/2
—
with
the
hosts
still
needing
111
runs
to
win.
Petersen
(48
not
out)
is
currently
unbeaten
at
the
crease.

“We
are
not
going
in
there
with
a
team
of
superstars,”
Ngidi
said.

“We’ve
got
good
cricketers
and
good
cricketing
brains,
and
it’s
always
a
team
effort.
There
are
going
to
be
moments
where
someone
is
going
to
have
to
put
up
their
hand.

“If
someone
is
not
taking
wickets,
you
make
sure
you
keep
the
runs
down,
and
if
it’s
your
day,
you
make
sure
you
cash
in.”

Talking
about
the
pitch,
he
said:
“The
ball
has
been
doing
something
the
entire
Test
series.
There
are
patches
on
the
wicket
where
if
you
hit
it,
it
does
something
a
little
more
than
others.

“And
we
could
see,
with
patience,
guys
could
score
hundreds
out
there,
there
have
been
two
70s
already,
so
with
the
right
application,
there
are
runs
in
the
wicket.
As
a
bowler,
if
you
hit
the
right
areas,
there
are
wickets
as
well.

“It’s
a
good
cricketing
wicket.
Everyone
is
in
the
game.
It’s
pretty
evenly
matched
out,”
he
added.

India
are
chasing
their
maiden
Test
series
win
in
South
Africa
and
the
three-match
series
is
currently
locked
at
1-1
after
both
the
teams
won
once
each
at
Centurion
and
Johannesburg.