5 dangers for India in the Border-Gavaskar Series

#5 DRS Conundrum

India’s DRS reviews have been poor

On the field, in the first Test against Australia, India got all four DRS reviews wrong. While batting, they got three wrong and only one correct. What makes this worrying is Kohli’s attitude towards DRS. He rarely seems to take wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha’s opinion and in DRS reviews, the wicket-keeper is the most important person.

He is generally excited about reviewing and goes for them more out of hope than out of genuine reason. He is also coaxed into reviews by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who are overtly excited about their close calls. In critical moments, especially on turning tracks in India, running out of DRS reviews is a problem.

Kohli needs to learn that the DRS reviews are firstly, to prevent howlers and need to be used as a tactical ploy only in dire scenarios.