Leach was at the receiving end of third umpire gaffe on Day 1 of the second Test.
During the 75th over of India’s innings, England took a review after Ajinkya Rahane was given not out by the on-field umpire off Jack Leach’s bowling.
Initially, there was an absolute flat line on UltraEdge when the ball went past the bat. But another angle showed that the ball popped up off the pad and then brushed Rahane's gloves before landing at short leg.
However, third umpire Anil Chaudhary didn’t bother checking that as the Indian vice-captain survived.
Speaking after the day’s play, England spinner Leach compared the DRS to football’s Video Assistant Referee (VAR), saying it is “still controversial”.
“We were trying to get the third umpire to roll it through, they were checking the LBW, we knew that would have been not out. We were just trying to get them looking at what happened after the ball hit the pad.
“It is a bit like the VAR today, still controversial, (but) it is what it is,” Leach told reporters at the end of the day’s play here.
The Decision Review System (DRS) referral, which they had lost after Rahane was declared not out by the third umpire, was later restored to England as per ICC regulations.
Leach added, “They said they were checking it, then the LBW picture came up, we were saying no, no. We wanted to check the other one. I got the impression that they hadn’t checked it.
“There is nothing I can do about it, at that time I was angry but to get Rahane’s wicket in the next over made things little easier.”
Luckily for England, the umpiring error didn’t cost them much as Rahane was dismissed in the very next over by Moeen Ali for 67.
Commenting on the stumping decision against Rohit Sharma, which also did not go in their favour, Leach said it was touch and go.
“Well Ben (Foakes) didn’t say it’s definitely out, he wasn’t sure about that one. And then when we saw, we were hoping… It was touch and go,” he said.
Reflecting on the first day’s play, Leach said: “It was a hard-fought day, we had to be patient throughout. We got a couple of wickets towards the end and it was good. With the new ball tomorrow morning, we can get a couple of wickets quickly and get back.
“As you saw with Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane, once you get a partnership going, it can get a little bit easier, we have to hope that we can do the same when we come to bat.”
(With PTI inputs)