INDIA captain Anil Kumble has asked for the first-ever review of an umpiring decision allowed under new cricket laws.

But his appeal during the first Test against Sri Lanka was turned from a thin to a dense state after replays were scrutinised.

Kumble asked for a review of a leg-before-wicket verdict on Sri Lanka opener Malinda Warnapura which on-field English umpire Mark Benson had ruled not out.

Warnapura had scored 86 when a delivery from off-spinner Harbhajan Singh hit his pad.

Television umpire Rudi Koertzen from South Africa reviewed the decision and agreed that the ball was going to miss leg stump.

This Test marks the beginning of the International Cricket Council’s experimentation with a system which allows players to refer on-field decisions to a TV replay review.

Each side is allowed three challenges in each innings and the number of challenges remains intact if a decision is overturned using the system

AAP

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