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'WTC ka frustration nikal raha hai' - Fans react as Ravichandran Ashwin reviews DRS decision in TNPL game

Ravichandran Ashwin challenged a DRS review in the recent game of the TNPL breaking the Internet. Here are the best reactions.

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Veteran all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, known for his street-smart exploits in the game's shortest format, made news on Wednesday during the action-packed edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) with his outrageous decision-making. Ashwin, who was judged unnecessary in the World Test Championship final match against Australia, made a comeback to competitive cricket by leading Dindigul Dragons in Tamil Nadu's top division.

Ashwin, the captain of the Dindigul Dragons in the low-scoring game, appeared agitated after Ba11sy Trichy's R Rajkumar successfully challenged umpire K Srinivasan's call during the 13th over. Umpire Srinivasan called the hitter for Trichy out for being caught behind. However, replays appeared to show that the bat hit the ground before passing the ball, therefore the third umpire overturned Srinivasan's on-field determination.

‘I reviewed it, hoping they might look at it from a different angle’ – Ravichandran Ashwin

The third umpire was certain that UltraEdge had a spike on it before the ball struck the willow. The Ba11sy Trichy star was thus not released. A short while after Rajkumar changed his mind, Ashwin chose to revisit the DRS ruling about the identical delivery. Before Rajkumar was declared not out for a second time by the TV umpire, the on-field umpires went through the same procedure. The odd incident quickly gained widespread attention online.

Speaking of the match, match No.4 of the TNPL at Coimbatore saw Ashwin's Dragons overcome Ba11sy Trichy by 6 wickets. In the 20-over game, Ganga Sridhar Raju played a captain's knock to lead his team to a modest score of 120. In response, Ashwin and company reached the target in 14.5 overs to secure a convincing victory. The winner of the match was Indian spinner Varun Chakaravarthy.

The seasoned Indian all-rounder spoke candidly about the puzzling event in TNPL 2023 after the game. "Looking at the big screen, I felt . DRS is a new rule in this competition. The spike generally comes ahead of the bat, even if there is an edge. And to overturn the on-field call, there has to be conclusive evidence. That they overturned it, I was slightly not happy. So, I reviewed it, hoping they might look at it from a different angle," Ashwin said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

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