Ravindra Jadeja nails the DRS: The Indian all-rounder’s desperate attempt of calling for a DRS saw it going in his favour.
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During the fifth ODI of the ongoing Windies’ tour of India at Thiruvananthapuram, Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s desperate attempt of calling for a DRS saw it going in his favour as the opposition lost their fourth wicket.
It happened on the penultimate delivery of the 16th over when Jadeja pinned down in-form batsman Shimron Hetmyer in front of the stumps. After umpire Anil Chaudhary denied the appeal, Jadeja laid emphasis on opting for a review.
In most such cases, India usually go to a tried and tested judge in former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The same happened today but the 37-year old cricketer wasn’t sure about going for the review. In most such cases, the Indian team goes against the review.
That being said, Jadeja wasn’t ready to let go of the review today. Citing his desperation, captain Virat Kohli opted for the review. The replays confirmed that Jadeja’s instinct was correct and that the ball was hitting the stumps. As a result, the on-field umpire changed his decision as Hetmyer ended up scoring 9 (14).
With the success of the dismissal, the players of the Indian team were seen celebrating in joy with Jadeja making funny gestures in front of Dhoni.
Earlier, Windies’ captain Jason Holder had won the toss and chose to bat. They had brought Devendra Bishoo and Oshane Thomas into the playing playing in place of Chanderpaul Hemraj and Ashley Nurse. India, on the other hand, made no changes to their playing eleven.
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