Ace spinner R Ashwin was involved in a bizarre DRS incident during his return to the Tamil Nadu Premier League on Wednesday, June 14 when Dindigul Dragons took on Ba11sy Trichy in the 4th match of the season in Coimbatore. It was quite a bizarre scenario as R Ashwin reviewed a decision that was already reviewed.
R Ashwin challenges DRS
R Ashwin was seen arguing his case with the on-field umpires after he appealed for a caught-behind decision against Ba11sy Trichy batter R Rajkumar at the SNR College Cricket Ground in Coimbatore.
The incident transpired in the final delivery of the 13th over when R Ashwin appealed for a caught behind against R Rajkumar. The on-field umpire gave it out but the right-handed batter immediately sent the decision upstairs by taking the review.
R Ashwin bowled a carrom ball that turned away from the right-hander and wicketkeeper Baba Indrajtith took a sharp catch as Ba11sy Trichy, led by T Natarajan, lost early wickets.
However, the third umpire went through the replays and was heard saying on the mic that the bat hit the ground and not the ball as it passed close to the bat. To the naked eye, it looked like the ball had a deflection after passing the bat but the third umpire concluded that there was enough gap between the bat and ball after the Ultra-Edge technology did not pick up a spike.
