5 instances when Team India paid the price for BCCI's reluctance to use DRS

#3 – Ajinkya Rahane’s inside-edge in the 1st Test against New Zealand at Auckland, 2014

Rahane and detrimental umpiring errors always seem to go hand in hand.

The word Ajinkya means ‘unconquerable’ in Marathi. However, there have been numerous times when the technically correct Rahane was ‘conquered’ by umpiring howlers. One of those came when his team were going after a daunting chase in the fourth-innings of an away Test.

In response to New Zealand’s 500-plus total, the Indians were shot out for a paltry 202. When defeat looked like a formality, the seamers suddenly shed their inhibitions and ripped the Kiwis apart to leave the batsman with a target of 407.

Riding on Shikhar Dhawan’s resolute hundred, the visitors were on the right track. But, two quick wickets pegged them back heavily. In walked Rahane, a man renowned for his unfazed temperament. The Mumbaikar was settling in nicely before an in-swinger from Trent Boult trapped him in front. Unaware of a huge inside-edge on to the pad, the umpire terminated his stay at the crease.

Though Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja continued to chip away rapidly, New Zealand emerged victorious by just 40 runs. Meanwhile, Rahane would go on to score his first Test century in the very next match as a mentally shot Indian team let Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum walk away with a 1-0 series win.