Virat Kohli has said that Matthew Wade lbw’s review situation was “strange”, after India’s review was rejected by the third referee before the 15-second limit. A replay of the ball was shown on the big screen of the field even as the Indian team was contemplating a review, within the designated 15-second period, and third referee Paul Wilson said on air that Kohli’s review was “null and void. effect “as a result. . The review would have found that Wade, who was 50 at the time and hit 80, was out of lbw.
The incident took place in the eleventh final with Wade attempting to make a full pitch from T Natarajan and being caught in front of the middle stump and leg. India made a stifled appeal and was wondering if the ball was sliding down her leg, Kohli said later, when a replay appeared on the screen that nullified her chance to review the decision on the field.
“That lbw was weird, because we were still discussing whether the ball was going down and within the 15 second time frame, they showed the replay on the screen,” Kohli said at the press conference. “And we decided to go to the review, but the referee said they are showing the replay on the screen. I had a chat with Rod, asking him what we can do in this situation and he said nothing can be done.”
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The ICC terms of play around player reviews make it clear that players cannot receive direct or indirect information when deliberating on a DRS request, and specifically note that no replay will be shown to viewers at that time. .
Law 3.2.4 (D) of the men’s T20I playing conditions states: “No replays, either at normal speed or in slow motion, will be shown on a large screen to viewers until the time limit has passed. 15 seconds allowed to request a Player Review The only exception to this provision is when a Player Review of a caught decision is requested after the Referee’s Review of a Clean Catch or Hitting Ball has concluded. […]”
Tucker was seen having a conversation with Wade after India decided to review the decision and referred to the third umpire, the batsman spreading his arms in protest, before heading over to Kohli to discuss the matter. In the short period of time between these conversations, the third referee was heard rejecting the review.
“[We felt] that these mistakes cannot be made at the highest level. In a very important game, this could be very expensive. It was kind of missed by the guys on TV above and I’m sure it probably won’t be a repeat. Nobody wants to be in a situation where they lose a very important moment of the game, “Kohli said.
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