Watch: Ravichandran Ashwin reviews DRS decision in TNPL
In a rare sight both the batting team and bowling team ended up using the DRS system during a Tamil Nadu Premier League match between Dindigul Dragons and Ba11sy Trichy. During the 13th over of Trichy’s innings, bowled R Ashwin, R Rajkumar was given out for caught behind. The batsman immediately asked for a review of the decision and the third umpire overruled it as the bat touched the ground when the ball passed it.
And as soon as the decision was reversed, Ashwin called for another review and was engaged in an animated conversation with the onfield umpires suggesting that the spike was not just because of the bat hitting the ground, but also because of the ball coming in contact with it. The third umpire, though, stuck to the decision.
Earlier, Ashwin showed what India missed in the World Test Championship final when he snapped up the wicket of Trichy’s Daryl Ferrario in just his second delivery of the match.
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Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Trichy were all out for 120 with Ashwin bowling 4 overs and giving away 26 runs while taking the wicket of Ferrario as well as opposite captain Ganga Sridhar Raju.
Earlier on Wednesday, Ashwin retained his number 1 spot in the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings despite not getting selected in the World Test Championship final against Australia. India would go on to lose the match 209 runs and experts would slam the Indian team management for not starting the veteran spinner.
