FOCUS ON DRS AFTER MITCHELL DISMISSAL

AUCKLAND: An inside edge was apparent even without the Hotspot technology but New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell fell to a contentious LBW call during the second T20 against India, which also triggered a debate on the spirit of the game.

Mitchell, who made his debut in the first T20 in Wellington, was at the centre of a DRS controversy.

He was given out LBW to Krunal Pandya in the seventh over of New Zealand’s innings by the on-field umpires and opted for a review on the insistence of skipper Kane Williamson, who was at the nonstriker’s end.

TV replays showed there was an inside edge and a huge spot on the Hotspot could also be detected as the ball passed the bat but he was still given out by third umpire Shaun Haig.