IND vs NZ: India loses early review after Rohit Sharma’s bizarre decision to opt for DRS against New Zealand

IND vs NZ: Bumrah angled the ball into Ravindra’s pads. The batter missed a flick shot, the ball thudded into his pad and the Indian team went up in a half-hearted appeal for leg-before in the fifth over of the match.

India’s Jasprit Bumrah reacts after bowling a delivery during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match against New Zealand. | Photo Credit: AP

In a bizarre incident during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and New Zealand in Dharamsala on Sunday, the Men in Blue frittered away a review early in the game.

Coming around the wicket to left-hander Rachin Ravindra in the fifth over of the match, Jasprit Bumrah angled the ball into the batter’s pads. Ravindra missed a flick, the ball thudded into his pad and the Indian team went up in a half-hearted appeal for leg-before.

Bumrah, after a lukewarm shout, started walking back to take his run-up for the next delivery while wicketkeeper KL Rahul also didn’t seem very interested.

However, skipper Rohit Sharma decided to review the decision after a brief consultation with Bumrah and Rahul.

While technology showed the impact was umpire’s call, the ball was missing leg-stump by some distance, resulting in the early loss of one of the two reviews that a team has at its disposal during an innings.