Legendary Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar shared some displeasure over ‘Umpire’s Call’ in the Decision Review System (DRS) after Australia batsmen Joe Burns and Marnus Labuschagne were ruled ‘not out’ on the DRS call which turned out to be ‘Umpire’s Call’ while hitting the stumps on Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia in Melbourne.

Jasprit Bumrah managed to beat Burns as the ball crashed on to his pads and India appealed. The on-field umpire ruled it as not out and after some deliberation, the Indian skipper Ajinkya Rahane took the DRS. However, DRS returning “Umpire’s Call” meant that the on-field not-out decision stayed. Had the on-field umpire given it out and Australia reviewed it, the batsman would’ve had to go back to the pavilion.  

The reason players opt for a review is because they’re unhappy with the decision taken by the on-field umpire.
The DRS system needs to be thoroughly looked into by the @ICC, especially for the ‘Umpires Call’.#AUSvIND

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 28, 2020

Tendulkar wrote on Twitter: “The reason players opt for a review is because they’re unhappy with the decision taken by the on-field umpire. The DRS system needs to be thoroughly looked into by the @ICC, especially for the ‘Umpires Call’.”

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Burns, who was batting on one run, managed to survive the occasion but could not make the most of the opportunity as he edged a Umesh Yadav delivery behind to wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant and he had to go back to the pavilion for four runs. Labuschagne was a beneficiary of the ‘Umpire’s Call’ too when he was batting on 24 and a brilliant delivery from Mohammed Siraj hit the batsman on the pads but the on-field decision stayed not out on review.

Labushcnagne failed to take the advantage of the lifeline either as R Ashwin did him with a straight ball that took Labuschagne’s outside edge and landed in Rahane’s hands at slip. Labuschagne made 28.

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In the Test at the MCG, Australia was bundled out for 195 in the first innings and India responded to it with 326 in their first essay helped by Ajinkya Rahane’s 112 and Ravindra Jadeja’s 57. India trail Australia 1-0 in the four-match series after having lost the first Test in Adelaide by eight wickets.