On the fifth day of the third Test against england at Lord's, the indian team was chasing a target of 193 runs. At that time, former indian player sunil gavaskar had accused KL rahul of being dismissed due to a wrong DRS decision. With 135 runs needed to win on the fifth day of this match, rishabh pant, KL rahul, and washington sundar were dismissed in quick succession, pushing india to the brink of defeat. The loss of these three wickets was a huge setback. pant and Sundar were dismissed by Jofra Archer's superb bowling.
In this, KL Rahul's lbw dismissal came under heavy criticism from former indian captain sunil Gavaskar. The on-field umpire gave rahul not out on a delivery bowled by Ben Stokes. However, when the england team appealed to the DRS, it was found that the ball hit the middle stump and was given out. Unhappy with the decision, Gavaskar questioned the reliability of the DRS technology during commentary. "Surprisingly, this ball did not rise much. When indian bowlers bowl, the reviews showed that the balls often went above the stumps. But now it is hitting the stumps. I am questioning the technology," said sunil Gavaskar.
Earlier, on the fourth day of the match, Gavaskar had made a similar criticism when England's Joe Root escaped an lbw appeal against Siraj's bowling. Gavaskar strongly criticized the 'umpire's call' and declared him not out even though it was clear that the ball was hitting the leg stump.
"Do you mean the ball will kiss the leg stump and go away? There is no chance of that. The ball will have destroyed the stump," Gavaskar had spoken out against the system of not being out on review if it hits the leg stump. It is noteworthy that former england player Jonathan Trott also endorsed Gavaskar's opinion.
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Sowmiya Sriram

14/07/2025 08:51 PM