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Rahul Dravid Regrets Skipping DRS on 2011 Edgbaston Dismissal

He explains he deferred to Simon Taufel’s reputation.

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Rahul Dravid narrates the story of how Sachin Tendulkar convinced him not to take the review despite his confidence in not having edged behind during the 2011 England tour.

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.