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The West Indies cricket team’s coach Bennett King on Monday refused to be drawn into the incident in which his captain Brian Lara snatched the ball from an umpire on the fourth day of the first Test against India here.

The incident occurred after big-hitting MS Dhoni was ruled not out when television replays could not determine if Daren Ganga had stepped on the boundary in claiming a catch on the deep mid-wicket boundary.

The Play was held up for several minutes and, after Dhoni was allowed to continue, an annoyed Lara grabbed the ball from umpire Asad Rauf. Dhoni eventually accepted the word of the fielder, and was declared out.

Indian captain Rahul Dravid declared his team’s second innings closed on 521 for six even as the drama unfolded.

When asked for his reaction to Lara’s actions, King brushed the matter aside. “I really think that moment has gone, the decision is to be made by the umpires,” he told reporters.

“Personally I’d just like to move on and I’m sure both sides will want to move on and play cricket. It is turning out to be an exciting game, let’s make sure cricket is the winner here and not focus too much on negatives. “There has been some pretty good cricket played all the way through,” King added.

Source:The News