Anil Kumble makes first-ever request for umpiring decision review, without success

Thu, Jul 24 12:35 PM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ India captain Anil Kumble asked for the first-ever review of an umpiring decision allowed under new cricket laws, but his appeal during the first test against Sri Lanka was turned down after replays were scrutinized. Kumble asked for a review of a leg before wicket verdict on Sri Lanka opener Malinda Warnapura which on-field English umpire Mark Benson's had ruled not out.

Warnapura had scored 86 when a delivery from off spinner Harbhajan Singh hit his pad. Television umpire Rudi Koertzen from South Africa reviewed the decision and agreed that the ball was going to miss leg stump.

This test marks the beginning of the International Cricket Council's experimentation with a system which allows players to refer on-field decisions to a TV replay review. In addition to the existing challenges to run outs and stumpings, players will now be able to challenge the likes of lbw verdicts and catches.

Each side is allowed three challenges in each innings and the number of challenges remains intact if a decision is overturned using the system.

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