India can't complain about wrong decisions: Brad Haddin

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After peppering batsmen with a flurry of verbal barrages from behind the stumps for years, Brad Haddin, who retired after the 2015 ICC World Cup, continued his trademark style banter, this time from a radio station.

The former wicketkeeper’s pot shot at the Indian team, this time around, is surrounding the controversy over the decision that went in favour of Australian batsman George Bailey during the first ODI. The Aussie batsman gloved a ball down the leg side to Dhoni, when he was yet to open his account. After receiving the reprieve, Bailey went on to register a well-made hundred to guide his team home.

Skipper Dhoni’s comments after the match added more spice to the controversy surrounding Decision Review System (DRS) with the skipper saying he is not yet convinced about the DRS.

With the controversy seemingly losing its steam, Haddin has jumped into the thick of it.

“India are the ones that don’t want it, so they’ve got to live with these decisions. They can scream as much as they want about whether it’s a conspiracy or that world cricket is against them, but they don’t want DRS so they are going to have to cop those sort of decisions on the chin,” Haddin told Sky Sports Radio.

After slamming the Indians for their resistance to DRS, Haddin agreed with the Indian skipper’s view about Bailey’s lucky break.

“They’re usually hard ones to give down leg side because you’ve got hands and legs and that everywhere. But I reckon that was obvious last night that came off the glove,” Haddin added.

Rohit Sharma, whose valiant century had gone in vain after Australia's easy chase of the target, left it to his captain and the board to take the decision on DRS.

“What I say here is going to be immaterial because it's absolutely not my decision. But I think whatever suits the team and whatever is the best for the team I am sure the BCCI and the captain will do it,” Rohit said in the pre-match press conference before the second ODI, reported Zee News. (Read: India v Australia - second ODI Preview: India hopes for better fortunes against weakened hosts at Gabba)

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