BCCI targets Steven Smith, calls DRS 'Dressing Room Review System'

Steve Smith asking the dressing room for advice PicScreengrab from BCCI TwitterThe heat is on The IndiaAustralia Test series is tied 11 but more importantly the hostile atmosphere in the 2nd match between the Indians and Australians has ensured that the remaining games would be played with a different intensityIt all happened due after Aussie captain Steven Smith stirred a hornets nest when hesought inputs from the teams support staff seated in front of TV screens and laptops in the dressing room on the usage of the Decision Review System DRS during Day 4 of the 2nd Test vs India at Bangalores M Chinnaswamy stadium on TuesdayIndia won the tie by 75 runs to level the 4match Test series 11 but the incident snowballed into a controversy with manyformer players criticising Smiths actThe incident took place in the 21st over of Australian second innings Smith wastrapped LBW by pacer Umesh Yadav and having already blown aDRS call involving David Warner the Australians were in afix to go for another referralUmesh Yadav celebrates the wicket of Steve Smith during the fourth day of the second test match between India and Australia at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday PicPTISmith first turned to the nonstrikers end at Peter Handscomb to seek an opinion but sparks flew when the umpires noticed that thebatsman had turned towards the dressing room as well to get aclue The onfield officials immediately intervened to stopSmith but matters came to a head when Virat Kohli too joined the discussion leading to an exchange between him and therival captainAccusing the Aussies of crossing the line repeatedly Team India skipper Virat Kohli said in the postmatch press conferenceI saw that two times happening when I was batting out there I pointed it out to the umpires that its happened twice and I have seen their Australias players looking up there for confirmation and thats why the umpire was at him captain Steve SmithBecause we observed that and we told the match referee as well and we told the umpires they had been doing that for the last three days and that had to stopTheres a line that you dont cross on the cricket field sledging and playing against the opponents is different I dont want to mention the word but it falls into that bracket I would never do something like that on the cricket field he addedAn angry Virat Kohli blasted the Australian team in the postmatch press conferenceWhen a reporter asked if that word was lsquocheating Kohli responded without a hint of a smile I didnt say that you didI dont want to say more on that the videos are out there for everyone to see and it was getting repetitive and thats why the umpires knew that it might happen againKohli said that during his brief stay at the crease in both the innings of the second Test he saw the Australians seeking the dressing rooms consent on the use of DRSI saw it two times when I was batting I can vouch for that he saidWe take our decisions on the field ourselves we dont look for confirmation upstairs I think thats one thing thats pretty consistent with us he addedWell the battle lines have been drawn and the swords are outBCCI too came out in support of Kohli and his boys in the debate by taking a dig at Smith on TwitterAnd it seems that Australian cricket board Cricket Australia too has been poking BCCI on the contentious DRS issueBCCI took a dig at the 27yearold visiting skipper for trying to get help from the Australian dressing room It tweeted DRS Dressing room review system Smith tries to get some suggestions from the dressing room for a review httpwwwbccitvvideosid4362drsdressingroomreviewsystem hellip INDvAUSDRS Dressing room review system Smith tries to get some suggestions from the dressing room for a review httpstco2V488WaKEp INDvAUSmdash BCCI BCCI March 7 2017CRICKET AUSTRALIA WANTED FANS TO DEBATE OVER DAVID WARNERS DISMISSALCricket Australia had earlier in the day taken to Twitter to discuss opener David Warners dismissal on Day 4 of the Test In what it thought was a wrong decision by the umpiresThoughts INDvAUS pictwittercom8IShFKKzh9mdash cricketcomau CricketAus March 7 2017BCCI HAD EARLIER ASKED FANS TO DECIDE WHETHER VIRAT KOHLI WAS OUT OR NOTOUT or NOT OUT Richard Kettleborough thought it was out What do you think Virat Paytm INDvAUS pictwittercomytG40lfuwtmdash BCCI BCCI March 6 2017VIDEO OF VIRAT KOHLIS PRESS CONFERENCEVirat Kohli virtually accused the Australian team of cheatingVirat Kohlis press conference is a mustwatch httpstco1eaM9vOvpe INDvAUS pictwittercom4zszJHubNNmdash cricketcomau Video CricketVideo March 7 2017