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India v/s England: Umpire’s Call raises questions on DRS

It was introduced by the International Cricket Council for the purpose of making it error-free and reduce the howlers made by the on-field umpires on whether the batsman is out or not out

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India captain Virat Kohli signals DRS to umpire during fourth day’s play on Sunday
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There seems to be confusion as far as Decision Review System (DRS) is concerned.

It was introduced by the International Cricket Council for the purpose of making it error-free and reduce the howlers made by the on-field umpires on whether the batsman is out or not out.  

But what if the third umpire goes by the ‘Umpire’s Call’ who has given two decisions for similar types of dismissals? This happened on Sunday.

First, when Wriddhiman Saha was adjudged leg before wicket off an Adil Rashid googly. Saha asked for the review. The replays showed the ball pitching in line before going away after kissing the leg stump. And, the TV umpire stayed with the Umpire’s Call that was given ‘out’.

A similar type of dismissal came in England’s innings on Ravindra Jadeja’s appeal against England captain Alastair Cook.

The left-arm spinner bowled a length ball that saw Cook play on the back foot but it hit the pads. Jadeja burst into an appeal along with captain Virat Kohli which was turned down by the umpire. Kohli went for the review and the replays showed the ball once again kissing the stumps. The TV umpire, Chris Gaffaney, went with the Umpire’s Call once again. And, Kohli was dejected.

A similar thing happened earlier in Kohli’s innings too against Stuart Broad. The Umpire’s Call saved him. With these decisions, the DRS debate has risen again.

India looked desperate on Sunday. They took two DRS calls and both of them were turned down, leaving India with no reviews.

“I think it was the right call because we wanted to get wickets. There were a couple of close calls where we felt that if we got some wickets and obviously all of us decided, especially the guys who are close to the wicket, they felt that on a couple of occasions, it was a close call and then we opted for DRS. I think it was the right call because if it had been in favour of us, we would have got a couple of more wickets. You never know. But I think I am happy with the way things went,” India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara said after the day’s play.

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