Dubai, Sept. 11 -- As Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav withdrew an appeal against UAE batter Junaid Siddique despite the batter being given out by the third umpire, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believed India's T20 captain decision was based on the match situation, and it would not have happened if Pakistan were playing against them.

The incident took place in the 13th over of the UAE innings. Siddique was stumped, but India decided to withdraw the appeal because the batter was put off by the towel.

During Dube's run-up, the towel fell off, and Siddique tried to pull the ball away but missed it. Samson was brilliant to spot Siddique outside the crease and underarm a direct hit, while Siddique was busy pointing out the dropped to...