When the umpire decision review system was introduced, most of the experts and the fans believed that the leg before wickets and the caught behind dismissals would turn up clean but the umpire’s call came as a surprise package although this was the case forever, it infused more doubts into the minds of the people after DRS was introduced
The important aspect of DRS was to eliminate the howlers which it has managed to achieve to some extent. The decision to review the umpire’s judgement requires shrewd mind for a captain as players like Virat Kohli who tends to get excited at the heat of the moment might end up wasting the review in desperation.
The country’s leading all rounder in the longer format of the game in Ravindra Jadeja in his latest instagram post pulled the Indian captain in Virat Kohli’s legs with a cheeky photo that included an hilarious caption that read ,“Dekho bhai meine nai bola hai review lene ko (I didn’t ask you to take the review).”
The Indian captain hit back immediately with a fitting reply that read, “Tujhe toh hamesha out hi lagta hai. Review lene ke baad sab doubts aate hain tujhe (You always think it is out. But you start having doubts after asking for the review).”
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There are some things in cricket that never goes along. One is super overs and the New Zealand cricket team. The another is the umpire’s call and the Indian batsmen. India have been on the receiving end of this complicated rule on two of the most important occasions. The first was in the 2017 champions trophy final when Rohit Sharma was ruled out LBW by Richard Kettleborough which was a marginal call that went against Rohit Sharma.
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The second was in the semi final of the 2019 world cup when Virat Kohli was shown the way by Richard Illingworth which was again a marginal call that went against Virat Kohli.