AUS vs IND: Rohit Sharma decision opens up DRS debate

Brisbane: After Australian batsman George Bailey’s controversial decision off Barinder Sran at WACA in the first ODI, the umpires struck again during the second ODI here on Friday. India opener Rohit Sharma was adjudged not out, the verdict that outclassed technology.

The incident led to the Decision Review System (DRS) debate once again which is not used in the series.

When India were denied Bailey’s wicket, he went on to score a hundred (112) and Australia ended up on the winning side. This afternoon, when Rohit was batting on 89, rookie pacer Joel Paris seduced the batsman for an edge behind the stumps. But umpire Mick Martell wasn’t interested.

Rohit, fresh from his WACA innings (171*) maintained his form and ended up smashing 124 off 127 balls leaving the local crowd frustrated.

However, the replays clearly reflected that the batsman had edged the ball to wicketkeeper Matthew Wade.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is still rigid about their stance on DRS.

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that certain decisions may go against the Men in Blue due to the rejection of the system and may contribute to the result of the match.

"We need to push the umpires to take the right decision. You have to see how many 50-50 decisions don't go in our favour. If it always happens, then you have to take it. But I'm still not convinced about DRS,” he told Cricket Australia after the Perth ODI.

The DRS has been turning heads since the Adelaide Test between Australia and New Zealand when Nathan Lyon was let off which the International Cricket Council (ICC) considered as an error. The chaos tricked to the series against West Indies as well when a leg-before decision was upheld.