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Steve Smith admits he nicked ball, DRS spared him
Steve Smith admitted he was lucky to survive a DRS review on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin. Smith, on 7, appeared to edge Ebadot Hossain but on-field…
The Story in Brief
Steve Smith admitted he was lucky to survive a DRS review on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin. Smith, on 7, appeared to edge Ebadot Hossain but on-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena ruled not out. Bangladesh reviewed but technology found no conclusive evidence. Smith later told cricket.com.au he felt contact. 'I think so, yeah,' he said, adding 'technology saved me today.'
Smith went on to score 71, Australia's top score, as Hasan Mahmud took six wickets to bowl them out for 198. Bangladesh, playing their first Test in Australia since 2003, closed at 96 for 1, trailing by 102 runs.
The Indian Opinion
The predictable outrage over DRS missing Smith's edge ignores two facts: Smith himself admitted the nick, and the technology only failed because the spike was below the threshold. Rather than blaming the umpire or questioning Smith's integrity, fans should note that honest admission from a batsman is rare. The real test is whether the ICC will review the sensitivity of DRS audio tools to avoid such misses in future.
Sources (4): sports.ndtv.com, sports.ndtv.com (2), rediff.com, indiatvnews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
