India was in the middle of another DRS controversy, this time in a league match against Bangladesh in the ongoing World Cup, thanks to another confusing interpretation of the TV umpire. Soumya Sarkar got a reprieved after being adjudged to have inside-edged a Mohammed Shami inswinger onto his pads, with the on-field umpire Marais Erasmus initially saying not out.
It was the second delivery of the 12th over that angled in and hit the Bangladesh opener on the front pad. The bat and pad were close together, though it wasn't clear whether the bat made contact with the ball.
Third umpire Aleem Dar looked at multiple replays and the UltraEdge showed a big spike to add to the drama. He didn't proceed to view the ball tracker as part of the decision-making process, but it showed the ball would have clipped the leg-stump and the final decision would have been umpire's call, in which case India would have retained its only review. After the decision was made, Virat Kohli had an animated conversation with the on-field umpires, Erasmus and Ruchira Palliyaguruge.
Rohit Sharma was given out on review by the third umpire against the West Indies, despite the lack of clarity over whether the ball kissed the inside edge or flicked the pads on its way to the wicketkeeper.
Later, Hardik Pandya dismissed Sarkar for 33, caught by Kohli at extra cover.
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