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🏏Serious

Klaasen DRS Drama — Phil Salt's Disputed Boundary Catch in IPL 2026 Opener

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

22 March 2026

The first controversy of IPL 2026 arrived in the tournament's opening match. Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Heinrich Klaasen was given out for 31 off 22 balls when Phil Salt held a low catch at the deep boundary off Romario Shepherd's bowling. Third umpire Rohan Pandit, working with the angles available to him during the review, ruled the catch fair on the basis of inconclusive evidence. Minutes later, broadcasters aired a top-angle replay that had not been provided during the review and which appeared to show the boundary cushion moving as Salt completed the take. Klaasen, by then walking off, was filmed in a heated exchange with the fourth umpire near the boundary rope.

#IPL 2026#umpiring#DRS
🏏Serious

Delhi Capitals Lose by One Run — The Nitish Rana Dead-Ball Controversy

Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans

8 April 2026

Delhi Capitals lost a chase against Gujarat Titans by exactly one run in IPL 2026 — the same one run they had been denied earlier in the innings under cricket's "dead ball after on-field decision" rule. In the 10th over, Nitish Rana was given out lbw on the field, completed a single while waiting for the review, and was then ruled not out on DRS. Under the prevailing IPL playing condition, the single did not count: the ball had become dead at the moment of the original out call. Gujarat won 210-4 to Delhi's 209-8, with David Miller falling agonisingly short and Kuldeep Yadav run out off the final ball.

#IPL 2026#DRS#dead ball
🏏Serious

Finn Allen Boundary-Catch Controversy — KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants

9 April 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders opener Finn Allen was given out for 9 in the second over of his side's IPL 2026 chase against Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens, after Digvesh Rathi took a low catch at the deep third boundary. Replays appeared to show Rathi's left foot brushing the rope. The on-field umpire ruled the catch fair without referring it upstairs; the third umpire later confirmed the decision under fan and broadcaster criticism, prompting KKR to issue a public statement that the call "should have gone upstairs" first.

#IPL 2026#umpiring#third umpire
🏏Moderate

Rohit Sharma Review Confusion — 2023 World Cup Final

India vs Australia

19 November 2023

Several contentious DRS decisions during the 2023 World Cup Final added to India's frustration as they lost to Australia despite being unbeaten throughout the tournament.

#rohit sharma#world cup final#drs
🏏Moderate

DRS Controversy in Day-Night Test — Ahmedabad 2021

India vs England

24-25 February 2021

Multiple controversial LBW decisions in the pink-ball Ahmedabad Test that finished inside two days, with questions about ball tracking accuracy on a turning pitch.

#drs#pink ball#ahmedabad
🏏Moderate

Soft Signal Controversy — Washington Sundar Catch

India vs England

5-9 March 2021

The on-field umpire's 'soft signal' of out for a Ben Stokes catch that appeared to have been grassed was upheld by the third umpire, sparking fury over the soft signal rule.

#soft signal#drs#catch
🏏Moderate

Umpire's Call Frustration — Ashes 2019

England vs Australia

1-5 August 2019

Multiple decisions in the 2019 Ashes were upheld as 'umpire's call' despite ball tracking showing the ball hitting the stumps, reigniting the debate about the DRS threshold.

#umpires call#drs#ashes
🔥Moderate

The Umpire's Call Debate in DRS

Various

1 January 2017

The 'Umpire's Call' element of DRS, where marginal LBW decisions are upheld even when ball-tracking shows the ball hitting the stumps, has been one of cricket's most divisive ongoing controversies.

#drs#umpires call#lbw
🏏Moderate

Stuart Broad Given Not Out Again — Ashes 2017

Australia vs England

November-December 2017

Stuart Broad was again at the centre of a caught-behind controversy in the Ashes, this time in Australia, with DRS technology at the heart of the debate.

#broad#ashes#caught behind
🏏Serious

Stuart Broad Refuses to Walk — Ashes 2013

England vs Australia

10-14 July 2013

Stuart Broad edged a ball clearly to slip but was given not out. He refused to walk, and Australia had no DRS reviews left.

#broad#ashes#not walking
🏏Serious

Hot Spot Technology Failure — Ashes 2013

England vs Australia

July-August 2013

The Hot Spot infrared technology was shown to be unreliable during the 2013 Ashes, failing to detect clear edges and undermining confidence in DRS.

#hot spot#drs#technology
🏏Serious

Sachin Not Out Despite Edge — 2011 WC Semi-Final

India vs Pakistan

30 March 2011

Sachin Tendulkar survived multiple contentious decisions in the World Cup semi-final against Pakistan, including a caught-behind appeal that Pakistan chose not to review.

#sachin#world cup#drs
🏏Moderate

Sachin's LBW Review — 2011 World Cup Final

India vs Sri Lanka

2 April 2011

Sachin Tendulkar survived an LBW decision via DRS review in the 2011 World Cup Final, with ball tracking showing the ball just missing the stumps.

#sachin#world cup final#lbw
🔥Moderate

DRS Introduction — India's Prolonged Refusal

India vs Various / ICC Governance

24 November 2008

India refused to use the Decision Review System for nearly eight years after its introduction, citing concerns about the technology's reliability, while critics accused the BCCI of blocking progress.

#drs#decision review system#india