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01-Jul-2011 06:53:00 GMT
West Indies v India, 2nd Test, Bridgetown, 1st day

MS Dhoni's Dismissal a Mistake - ICC

Bridgetown: The International Cricket Council (ICC) seems to have once again put its foot in its mouth when it comes to the use of TV replays.

On Thursday, the world body admitted to a grave but avoidable umpiring error that led to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dismissal on the first day of the second Test at the Kensington Oval on Tuesday.

In a cruel joke on the Indian skipper, the third umpire officiating in this match - Gregory Brathwaite - was shown a wrong replay of Fidel Edwards' delivery stride after he dismissed Dhoni off a delivery.

On-field umpire Ian Gould asked for confirmation of his decision that the delivery was a no-ball, but the host broadcaster - read what you will into it - made a silly mistake and showed the umpire a different replay, of another delivery from Edwards, which naturally wasn't a no-ball.

Brathwaite wrongly judged Dhoni out caught at mid-on in the 59th over of India's first innings. Upon review, IMG Media - the host broadcaster - admitted to ICC that the delivery that led to Dhoni's dismissal should indeed have been called a no-ball.

The ICC statement further said: "As this series is not operating under the Decision Review System (DRS), the enhanced standards, including the presence of an ICC technical official, is not in place as would be the case when DRS is used."


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