Bridgetown, June 30 (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was wrongly given out due to an error by the host broadcaster during a review of his dismissal in the first innings of the second cricket Test against the West Indies Tuesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed.
ICC said that an error by the host broadcaster during day one of the second Test here, led to the wrong replay being shown to the third umpire during a review of a no-ball.
The ICC, however, blamed it on the absence of Decision Review System (DRS), saying ‘the enhanced standards, including the presence of an ICC technical official, is not in place as would be the case when DRS is used’.
During India’s innings, Dhoni was caught at mid-on off the bowling of Fidel Edwards in the 59th over. On-field umpire Ian Gould suspected that the delivery may have been a no-ball so, as per the correct protocols, he sought confirmation from the third umpire, Gregory Brathwaite.
Upon review, the delivery Brathwaite was shown by the host broadcaster was legitimate and so Dhoni was given out. It was subsequently established that Brathwaite had been shown the wrong replay and that the delivery that led to Dhoni’s dismissal should indeed have been called a no-ball.
‘The host broadcaster for this series, IMG Media, acknowledged the mistake and has apologised. Having looked into the situation, I am satisfied it was an unfortunate but honest mistake in what is a tense and live environment. It is worth pointing out that the umpires followed the correct procedures and are without blame in this matter,’ match referee Chris Broad said in a statement.
‘Seeing as the game has continued, clearly there is no opportunity to reverse the decision. We are forced now put it behind us and move on with the remainder of the match,’ said Broad.
A spokesman for IMG said: ‘IMG Media takes its responsibilities on this matter very seriously. This was a case of human error, compounded by a senior replay operative having to return home at very short notice.’
