After visiting Australians pulled off a stunning upset in Mohali chasing a mammoth 358 with a record chase that helped them level the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series 2-2, India captain Virat Kohli was not a happy man and beside criticising the hosts’ sloppiness on the field, he laid into the Decision Review System (DRS) for being inconsistent.
Kohli was referring to a call that came against Australia’s match-winner Ashton Turner. While batting on 41 in the 44th over, Turner appeared to edge a delivery to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
Though, the on-field umpire turned down India’s appeal, the hosts asked for a review. Replays showed a clear spike on snickometer, however, the third umpire deemed he didn’t have enough evidence to overturn the on-field umpire’s decision.
Turner went on to smash an unbeaten 84 off just 43 balls, including five fours and six maximums to leave India shell-shocked.
“The DRS call was a bit of surprise for all of us and it’s becoming a more of a talking point every game. It’s just not consistent at all, that was a game-changing moment,” said the Indian skipper.
During Friday’s third ODI in Ranchi that Australia won, the DRS had made headlines after a ball-tracking error.
Finch was batting on 93 when he was given out LBW off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav. The Australian captain asked for a review with the replays showing Kuldeep’s delivery pitching on middle stump and striking the Australian on the front pad.
But when ball-tracking technology was called on to judge the predicted path of the ball, the computer graphic had the ball pitching on the line of leg stump and hitting leg stump.
