Sri Lanka vs India 2017, 1st Test: Day 2, 5 talking points

#3 Karunaratne's horror review

Umesh Yadav trapped Dimuth Karunaratne in front with a beautiful inswinger

Sri Lanka needed a solid start in reply to India's mammoth score and Karunaratne seemed so obsessed with the need that when an Umesh Yadav delivery struck him right in front of middle stump and the umpire ruled him out, he opted for a bizarre review. There was no inside edge and the ball would have undoubtedly crashed into the stumps.

Even the third umpire, Rod T seemed puzzled by Sri Lanka's review that he commented, "Doesn't look like a great review, does it?". Teams have struggled to use the DRS wisely, especially in Test cricket with the past few months throwing up quite a few such incidents. This one from Karunaratne was inexcusable though.