Jaker Ali seemingly sought assistance from the dressing room for a review during Bangladesh's final group-stage clash of the T20 World Cup 2024 against Nepal.
A late DRS call
The incident happened on the first ball off the 14th over. Sandeep Lamichhane struck the back leg of Tanzim Hasan Sakib, who tried to have a huge swipe off a full delivery on off stump.
The umpire raised his finger to rule Tanzim out. The Bangladesh tailender was on his way back to the dugout when non-striker Jaker Ali seemingly nodded his head while looking towards the dressing room, asking if they should review. He then suggested Tanzim to go upstairs just as the DRS timer was about to drop down to zero.
Ball tracking showed the ball would have spun past off stump, giving Tanzim a reprieve. As luck would have it, Tanzim was out off the very next ball: Lamichhane rocked Tanzim’s stumps with a well-disguised googly to dismiss him for three off five deliveries.
Is this allowed @icc?
— 𝐊𝐨𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭!𝟎𝐧_👑🚩 (@bholination) June 17, 2024
Non striker asked for assistance from the dressing room whether to take the DRS or not. 😭pic.twitter.com/7aJnl2YDMn
Can players ask for DRS assistace from the dressing room?
Article 3.2.3 of Appendix D the T20 World Cup 2024 playing conditions states, "If the on-field umpires believe that the captain or either batter has received direct or indirect input emanating other than from the players on the field, then they may at their discretion decline the request for a Player Review. In particular, signals from the dressing room must not be given."
On this occassion, the umpire didn't object to Tanzim's decision to ask for a referral, despite being right next to Ali and Tanzim when the review was taken.
Article 2.15 of ICC’s Code of Conduct bars players from any attempts “on the field of play to seek assistance from any person off the field of play in order to decide whether to request a referral to the TV Umpire”. If found guilty, Ali and/or Tanzim could be charged for committing a Level 3 offence, which can amount to anywhere between four to 12 Suspension Points for the players.
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