AUS vs IND, 2nd test: Sachin Tendulkar wants ‘referee’s decision’ in DRS “closely scrutinized” by ICC

Sachin Tendulkar expressed his displeasure at the ‘Referee’s Call’ in the Decision Review System (DRS) after Australian batsmen Joe Burns and Marnus Labuschagne were ruled out in the review after the ball tracking returned the ‘Call referee ‘on day 3 of the second test between India and Australia in Melbourne. Jasprit Bumrah hit Burns on the pads and India appealed. The outfield referee dismissed it as not ruled out and after some deliberation India captain Ajinkya Rahane went to check. However, DRS returned the “referee’s call” meant that the on-field decision was not upheld. If the court referee had given it and Australia had reviewed it, the decision would have stood.

The reason players opt for a review is because they are not happy with the decision made by the court referee.
The DRS system should be thoroughly examined by the @ICC, especially for the ‘Referee Call’.#AUSvIND

– Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 28, 2020

Tendulkar wrote on Twitter: “The reason players opt for a review is because they are not happy with the decision made by the outfield referee. The DRS system needs to be thoroughly examined by the @ICC, especially for the ‘ Referees’ call. ”

Burns, who was hitting in one run, survived that time, but was unable to seize the opportunity when he overcame a delivery by Umesh Yadav behind goalkeeper Rishabh Pant to be eliminated by four runs.

Labuschagne also benefited from the ‘Umpire’s Call’ when he hit 24 when a delivery from Mohammed Siraj hit the batter on the pads, but the on-field decision was not up for review.

The Australian No. 3 also failed to take advantage of the reprieve as R Ashwin did so with a straight ball that grabbed the outside edge of Labuschagne and landed in Rahane’s hands as he slid.

Labuschagne did 28.

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In the Test at MCG, Australia was eliminated by 195 in the first innings and India responded with 326 in their first test, helped by 112 from Ajinkya Rahane and 57 from Ravindra Jadeja.

India follows Australia 1-0 in the four-game series after losing Test 1 in Adelaide by eight wickets.