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Dewald Brevis DRS Controversy: Umpire Anil Chaudhary Explains What Went Wrong
Follow UsChaudhary suggested that it wasn’t prudent for the batters to keep running after the on-field umpire made his decision
Controversy erupted during the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 3 when CSK batter Dewald Brevis wasn’t allowed to take a DRS review due to time running out for taking the review after he was given out LBW by the on-field umpire Nitin Menon.
RCB pacer Lungi Ngidi bowled a full toss to his countryman Brevis on the next ball after dismissing Ayush Mhatre, and Brevis missed it completely as the ball rapped him on the pads. Umpire Menon did not take a second to raise his finger as Brevis was given out LBW.
After a slight delay where the batters were completing a run and discussed the dismissal, Brevis decided to go up for the review and that’s where the controversy happened as the umpires didn't allow the CSK batter to go for the review and told them that the time was over.
What made things more bizarre was that there was no timer shown on the screen. There have been previous instances of teams running out of time, but this was a freak incident where there was no timer shown on-screen (or on the big screen) to validate the umpires’ decision.
Both Jadeja and Brevis were surprised by the call and argued with the on-field umpires, but Brevis was eventually sent back and asked to leave.
Speaking to the broadcasters, now-retired international umpire Anil Chaudhary weighed in and said that the situation was weird because of the batters running, and that’s where they lost the time as well to review.
“When five seconds are left on the timer, the on-field umpire informs the players that it is a part of the protocol,” Chaudhary said on Star Sports.
“But it is for the first time that I have seen the batters running when the decision has already been made. Once it is given out, it is a dead ball, and there is no use in running.”
Right after the dismissal, the big screen showed that the ball was going down leg and the decision would have been reversed had the DRS call been allowed. Eventually, CSK lost the match by a slim margin of two runs.