The first test of the three-test series ended today with
You also know that for the first time, review system over an on-field umpire’s decision was implemented in this test match. To tell the truth, the review system has some technical problems that were caught during the match. However, it is also true that the system has been well-received by the players and cricket fans.
Today on the fourth day, Virender Sehwag was given out under review system after umpire Mark Benson had turned down the appeal of Muralitharan for a LBW. On factual ground, he was out, but the technology failed to understand that the ball was on the middle stamp line only after being deviated off the front pad. Third umpire Rudi Koertzen and Mark Benson only followed what the ball-tracking device was showing.
Besides these controversial decisions, the review system was proven right when it successfully adjudged Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid out, forcing on-field umpires to change their decisions.
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