5 worst outcomes from Umpire Decision Review System (DRS)

5. Ian Bell survives: 2011 Cricket World Cup, India vs England, Bangalore

The 2.5-metre rule came to Ian Bell’s rescue

This incident happened in the 2011 showpiece event when the world was just warming up to DRS. We are referring to THAT famous tied game between India and England at the Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru.

The Poms were putting up a valiant effort while chasing down India’s mammoth score when Yuvraj Singh, the 'pie-chucker', caught Ian Bell in front of the stumps. Billy Bowden was the on-field umpire who turned down the appeal but the Indians decided to refer it upstairs.

The replays showed that the ball was clearly hitting the stumps but the point of impact was more than 2.5 metres from the stumps. Bowden stayed with his decision as according to the rules the ball had more than 2.5m to travel but it made no sense since the hawkeye showed the ball going on to hit the middle stump. Team India felt hard done by and an angry MS Dhoni openly criticised the system in the post match conference.