Overview

• In an interview on Ravichandran Ashwin’s Kutti Stories released on August 22, 2025, Dravid recalled choosing not to review a caught-behind decision at Edgbaston in 2011.
• He said a loud sound followed a drive off James Anderson, yet he felt no contact on the bat as umpire Simon Taufel raised the finger.
• Sachin Tendulkar told him there had been a big noise and advised against taking the review, which Dravid accepted.
• Back in the dressing room, replays and commentators showed the sound came from the hard tip of his shoelace striking the bat, with the ball missing the edge.
• Dravid noted that DRS was still bedding in at the time and that players rarely challenged Taufel, whose standing influenced his decision not to review.