Virender Sehwag revealed a rule that he made in the 2011 World Cup after KL Rahul opted not to take DRS during the India vs Netherlands match at the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday (October 27) at the SCG, despite the fact that he could have saved his wicket through a review.
While Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav crafted fifties to help Team India make 179/2 and beat the Netherlands by 56 runs, Rahul was dismissed cheaply for just 9. However, the Indian opener could have taken a DRS for the lbw decision, but he went against it and it left Sehwag surprised.
He gave his own example from the 2011 World Cup over the decision to take reviews, as he felt Rahul could have also scored runs like his teammates if he would have taken the DRS.
Virender Sehwag said on Cricbuzz: “Ek KL Rahul hai, agar vo DRS le lete toh vo bhi run banaate. Out nahi thi vo, unhone pata nahi kyun nahi liya. (If KL Rahul had taken a DRS, he would have also scored runs. He wasn't out, I don't know why he didn't take a review).”
He continued, “Maine rule banaaya tha 2011 me, agar mere pad pe ball lagi toh main toh review lunga hi lunga. Tum logon ke liye ek hai. Ek mere liye hai, baaki 10 players ke liye ek. Tum decide kar lena ki kab lena hai, maine toh le liya hai ek. (I made a rule during the 2011 World Cup that if the ball struck my pad, I will take the review. The rest of the team had only one review, and one review was reserved for me.)”
Sehwag concluded, “Achhe form me toh lena hi chahiye, aur nahi ho toh zaroor lena chahiye. Sabka form me aana zaroori hai. (If you are in good form, you should take the review. But if you're not, you should definitely take it. It is important that everyone gets back to form here).”
