Watch- Mumbai Indians' daylight robbery caught on Camera, Indian cricketer calls BCCI for rule change

A controversy took place during the IPL 2025 clash between the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Former SRH player Hanuma Vihari called for a change in the leg-before-wicket (LBW) rules, adding that Royal Challengers Bengaluru were penalized despite the error being corrected.

Hanuma Vihari's comments came after Jitesh Sharma was given out LBW during the match vs Mumbai Indians on Monday, April 7. However, the decision was overturned by the third umpire after the Decision Review System (DRS). RCB were denied one run during the match, where they secured the victory by 12 runs.

Mumbai Indians' Daylight Robbery Caught; Jitesh Sharma Denied Single

Mumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah bowled a yorker during the final ball of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s innings. The ball hit Jitesh Sharma’s pads as he attempted a big shot. Notably, the on-field umpire gave him out after the hosts appealed for LBW. However, the right-handed batter, who had taken a single, opted for the DRS.

It’s worth noting that the Decision Review System revealed the impact was outside the line. The third umpire overturned the decision and declared Jitesh not out. However, the single was not added to RCB’s scorecard. He scored an unbeaten 40 runs off 19 balls as RCB ended their innings at 221/5 in 20 overs.

Need for a Change in the Rule - Hanuma Vihari

Hanuma Vihari stated that the run taken during that delivery was not counted, which could have impacted the result. He said that the BCCI needs to change the rule, as match outcomes could hinge on umpiring errors rather than player performance.

“Need for a change in the rule," Vihari posted on X. “If you saw the last ball of RCB’s innings, Jitesh was given out on field and was reviewed and umpire had to overturn his decision because the impact was outside off stump."

“The problem is the run wouldn’t count, if umpire would not given it out, the run would’ve counted. What if it’s the second innings and 2 needed of 1 ball? The result of the match would’ve been determined by the decision of the umpire. Food for thought?" he added.

What Do the Rules Say About Runs After a Reversed Decision?

According to the ICC's playing conditions, once an on-field umpire rules a batter out, the ball is immediately considered dead, regardless of whether the decision is later overturned via DRS.

“If following a Player Review request, an original decision of Out is changed to Not out, then the ball is still deemed to have become dead when the original decision was made. The batting side, while benefiting from the reversal of the dismissal, shall not benefit from any runs that may subsequently have accrued from the delivery had the on-field umpire originally made a Not out decision, other than any No ball penalty…"

“If an original decision of Not out is changed to Out, the ball shall retrospectively be deemed to have become dead from the moment of the dismissal event. All subsequent events, including any runs scored, shall be ignored," states the Clause 3.7 of Appendix D of IPL playing conditions.

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