India Star Questions Bizarre Cricket Rule after RCB Robbed of a Run vs Mi in IPL 2025

There is a big loophole in the rules of cricket when it comes to the decision review system (DRS). The flaw was exposed during the Mumbai Indians’ Home Game vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Indian Premier League 2025 on Monday. The incident took place on the final ball of the rcb innings. Mi Pacer Jasprit bumrah bowled a yorker to rcb’s jitesh sharma. The batter missed the shot, and it has his pad. The umpire raised his finger to the appeal of mi players, but jitesh, who had taken a run post that, decideed to go upstairs.

Replays Reveled that the ball was pitched outside off-set and the impact was out too. Since, jitesh had offered a shot, he was declared not out by the third Umpire. Notably, Had He Not Outned The Shot, The Line of the Ball BLLD HAVE BEEN Projected after the position of Impact.

While Jitesh was Eventually Given Not Out, RCB was denied the run due to a rule of cricket. It is worth noting that a ball is demed dead on the ground umpire Gives its verdict. Now, even if runs come post that, it will not be be consides. This is why rcb was not given the last single.

OUT-Favor India Batter Hanuma Vihari Pointed It Out, Asking for a change in the rule.

“Need for a change in the rule,” He Wrote on X, Formerly Twitter.

Need for a change in the rule.
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– Hanuma Vihari (@hanumavihari) April 7, 2025

“If you are the last ball of rcb’s innings, jitesh was given out on field and was reviewed, andthe umpire had to overturn his decision being the impact was outside off stump. Wouldn Bollywood Count, If Umpire Had 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 ben determined by the decision of the umpire. Food for thought?”