When Matthew Wade was on 50, a delivery from T Natarajan struck the Aussie opener on the pads. Umpire Rod Tucker ruled in favour of the batsman, and Indian skipper Virat Kohli attempted to review the LBW decision. The ball was going on to hit leg-stump, and the Men in Blue would’ve gotten a much-needed breakthrough.
However, the review was said to be ‘’null and void’’ by third umpire Paul Wilson, as the big screen on the ground had already shown a replay of the incident before the 15-second time interval to take the review had elapsed.
Speaking about the incident after the match, Virat Kohli said:
The 32-year-old further added:
‘In a very important game, this could be very costly’ - Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli iterated that such mistakes cannot be made at the highest level. He said:
The ICC rules clearly mention that players cannot get help directly or indirectly when they are asking for a referral. Law 3.2.4 (D) of the men’s T20I playing conditions says:
It is clear that the big screen operators were at fault in this situation, and Wade made good use of the life. He went on to score 80 and guided Australia towards a total of 186, which proved to be too much for India in the end.
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