Shamar Joseph representing West Indies [Image Credits: AFP]Former cricketer and current commentator, Shreevats Goswami, has picked his side in the heated and controversial Arshdeep Singh versus Shamar Joseph moment in the India vs West Indies fourth T20I. For the unaware, Arshdeep Singh, who came in to take guard for India's innings while chasing an impossible 35-run target in the final over of the fourth T20I, was attacked by a barrage of bouncers by West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph. That later resulted in captain Shreyas Iyer calling Arshdeep off the field, resulting in a retired hurt and an automatic win for the West Indies by 24 runs.Shreevats Goswami critics Shamar Joseph for unnecessary move against ArshdeepShreevats Goswami has directly criticised this move by Shamar Joseph as being against the spirit of the game. Speaking of the practicalities and the situation in the India vs West Indies fourth T20I, Goswami said that Arshdeep was not up for the challenge and couldn't have dragged India's chances through the last six balls of the match. However, despite knowing Arshdeep's capability, Shamar Joseph continuously hit him with bouncers that injured the bowler brutally. Goswami hence labelled the situation as Shamar Joseph purposefully trying to hit Arshdeep.ALSO READWest Indies Squad For Bangladesh Tests Announced; Alzarri Joseph, Shai Hope Out“What Shamar Joseph did in the last 3 balls against Arshdeep is not in the spirit of the game for me! Arshdeep was never going to win it for India from that situation. I know it’s a battle out there but he could have just bowled it on the stumps instead of trying to follow and looked like purposely trying to hit him. Not on!” Goswami wrote.Shreevats goswami @shreevats1 What Shamar Joseph did in the last 3 balls against Arshdeep is not in the spirit of the game for me ! Arshdeep was never going to win it for India from that situation. I know it’s a battle out there but he could have just bowled it on the stumps instead of trying to follow and Notably, the short balls had Arshdeep Singh receive an injury to his left arm and shoulder, which had him drop to his haunches in visible pain. This led other legends, like former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, to severely criticise this type of cricket.When was the last time Team India declared innings due to injuries?Although rare, another instance of batters retiring hurt to call off innings took place back in 1976, but that too was between India and the West Indies. During the infamous bloodbath at the Kingston Test, West Indies captain Clive Lloyd unleashed a brutal short-pitched bowling attack alongside Michael Holding and Wayne Daniel. Opening batter Anshuman Gaekwad was struck on the head by a bouncer, while Brijesh Patel was hit in the mouth, which required stitches. Facing extreme bowling and wanting to protect the remainder of his unit, captain Bishan Singh Bedi declared India's first innings closed at 306 for 6. In the second innings too, once five wickets fell and India reached 97 runs, Bedi chose not to send himself or Chandrasekhar out to bat, which resulted in India's scorecard officially reading 97 all out, with five players listed as absent hurt. Calling off the match, the West Indies won it by chasing a target of 13 runs from 1.5 overs.ALSO READParthiv Patel Doesn't Apply For Indian Selector Role Until The Final Day- Report
