5 Dumbest DRS calls in cricket history

3. Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson has had a love-hate relationship with the DRS calls. During a Test match against Pakistan in Seddon Park, Hamilton in 2016, the Kiwi skipper had a brain-fade moment.

Azhar Ali was facing quite a quick spell from Matt Henry and was finding it difficult. One ball from Henry was short and Ali ducked it. However, the ball fizzed past Ali’s shoulders. There was clearly a sound heard and the New Zealand players thought that the ball might have touched Ali’s glove on its way to the wicket-keeper, BJ Watling.

Williamson appealed and seem confident. When he looked at Watling for a hint, he seemed to have nodded his head. This prompted Williamson to go for the review. However, the replay showed that the ball was nowhere near the gloves of Azhar Ali. In fact, the Pakistan batsman had kept his hand low smartly enough to avoid any contact with the ball. The umpire ruled the decision in the favour of the on-field umpire, who had originally given it not out.