IND v ENG DRS escape: Why was Tom Hartley given not out regardless of umpire’s name being out?

Controversy surrounded the DRS (Decision Review System) throughout the fourth day of the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Monday. England’s Tom Hartley was initially declared out caught off R. Ashwin by on-field umpire Chris Gaffaney. However, he instantly despatched it upstairs, and replays indicated that the ball had grazed Hartley’s arm, not his glove.

The third umpire additionally reviewed the lbw attraction, contemplating the place the ball made contact with Hartley’s arm. The determination was umpire’s name. Despite the preliminary attraction being for a caught dismissal, captain Rohit Sharma mentioned with the on-field umpire whether or not the lbw determination may be given out. In the tip, Hartley, the English batter, had the final chuckle.

However, as per ICC enjoying circumstances, the umpires needed to test all attainable modes of dismissals whereas the DRS was in play. Hence, the umpire went to test the ball monitoring the place it advised the impression and wickets hitting will likely be an umpire’s name. Since the unique attraction was for the catch, the LBW name by the on-field umpire remained not out, therefore Hartley was given not out on the umpire’s name.