Ashwin’s Rare Decision: Reviewing the Third Umpire’s Call in Tamil Nadu Premier League Match

Coimbatore: It is now common to take DRS if a questionable decision is made when the batter is out. But once a decision has been made by the third umpire review, it is rare for that decision to be questioned again by DRS. Such a rarity happened in the Tamil Nadu Premier League match yesterday. The hero of this story was the Indian star R Ashwin.

Ashwin, who was in England for the World Test Championship final, returned to India and went straight to play in the Tamil Nadu Premier League. Ashwin, the captain of Dindigul Dragons, led the team in yesterday’s Ballsy Trichy Kaduriyama match. Ballsy Trichy, who batted first, were all out for 120 in 19.1 overs, while Dindigul Dragons reached the target with the loss of four wickets in 14.5 overs.

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The dramatic review decision was in the thirteenth over of Trichy’s innings. Trichy batsman Rajkumar was caught by Ashwin’s ball and dismissed by wicketkeeper Baba Indrajith. This was when he scored three runs in six balls. The on-field umpire called out, but Rajkumar reviewed the decision. In the review, the third umpire decided that the ball was not hit by the bat and the bat hitting the ground was mistaken as a catch and asked to correct the on-field umpire’s decision.

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Accordingly, when the on-field umpire started to change the decision, Ashwin questioned the decision and again took DRS. Unable to understand what was going on, the umpires finally talked to each other and reviewed the decision again. But the second review did not change the no-out decision. At this time, Trichy was down 69-6.

Later, Rajkumar scored 39 runs off 22 balls to take Trichy to 120 runs. However, Ashwin’s action of reviewing the decision of the third umpire became a rarity in cricket. Although he did not get Rajkumar’s wicket, Ashwin, who conceded 26 runs in four overs in the match, shone in bowling by taking two wickets.

Last Updated Jun 15, 2023, 8:27 AM IST