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India make first umpire referral

category: Cricket

24.07.2008 10:26

Kumble asked for a television review by the third umpire after appeals for a Malinda Warnapura lbw off the bowling of Harbhajan Singh were turned down.

But their appeal proved fruitless when third umpire Rudi Koertzen agreed that the ball would be missing leg stump.

Teams are allowed three unsuccessful appeals per innings.

The number of appeals remains intact if a challenge is upheld.

During the three-Test series only the batsman on the receiving end of the umpire's original decision or the captain of the fielding side can appeal by making a "T" sign with both forearms at shoulder height.



The International Cricket Council chose to test the procedure in Sri Lanka after failing to get consent to try out the system during England's Test series against South Africa. The ruling body plans to review the process at the end of the series.

The use of the third umpire in international matches is usually governed by the proviso that it is the on-field umpires alone who decide whether a decision needs to be passed on to the replay official.

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