ENG v IND 2021: "I cry with laughter when I see them all going together," Vaughan on India's DRS calls

Michael Vaughan rates England miles ahead of India in terms of making DRS calls.

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Team India have been poor with the Decision Review System and Day 2 of the ongoing second Test at Lord's was evidence of it. Indian captain Virat Kohli was convinced by the pacer Mohammed Siraj twice to go for the DRS and neither of them was successful.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan finds it funny when he sees Indian cricket team discussion before making a DRS call. He believes that the hosts England aremare ahead of India when it comes to reviews.

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"I cry with laughter when I see them all going together. It's a little bit like governments around the world at the minute. They need changing in their parliament to make decisions on the reviews. It's not working, they need to bring in others, they need to bring in a little more experience.

"They made me laugh. One thing that I reckon the England side are miles better at, is reviews. If the series is decided upon better kind of smartness in reviews, then England are going to win the series," he said on Cricbuzz.

India had their first unsuccessful review in the 21st over of England's innings. A delivery from Siraj struck Joe Root on the pads, and the pacer convinced Kohli for a review after the on-field umpire turned down the appeal. The replay showed that the ball was missing the leg stump easily and India lost their first review.

A similar scenario repeated again in the 23rd over. Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, Siraj, and Kohli were seen discussing the delivery before deciding whether it will be a good idea to go for DRS or not. 

After a chat with Siraj, the India skipper went for the DRS while laughing, but Pant wasn't sure and he was trying to hold his hands. It turned out to be another waste of review for India.

Vaughan further talked about India's all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who hasn't bowled too much in the first or second match. But the Englishman feels Jadeja can come in handy during the second innings.

"I think in the second innings, Jadeja is going to be massive for India. The footprints will grow and the forecast is good, it's going to be dry. And over the course of five days at Lord's, spin does play an element of a part and it's generally in the second innings," he said. 

(With Cricbuzz Inputs)

 
 

By - 14 Aug, 2021

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