After making a suspicious balls claim, former Pakistani cricketer Hasan Raza made yet another startling remark about the Indian cricket team following the home side’s dominant one-sided win by 243 runs against South Africa at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Sunday (November 5).
During the Proteas' innings, a debate sparked in the cricketing fraternity after batter Heinrich Klaasen was given LBW out after he opted for a review.
The ball seemed to have impacted outside, but the DRS showed impact in line thus sending Klaasen, one of the Proteas' best players, back to the pavilion.
Another incident was the dismissal of Rassie van der Dussen when Shami struck the batter on the pads and the ball was hitting the stumps despite heading towards the leg stumps.
Raza talked about the major DRS blunders during the World Cup and called them "manipulation" of the technology.
"Jadeja picked up five wickets and finished with career-best figures. We were talking about technology where DRS was being taken. Van de Dussen was the batter and the ball was hitting the middle stump after pitching on leg stump. How is that possible?" Raza said while talking on a local sports show.
"The impact was in line, but the ball was headed towards the leg stump. Like everyone else, I am just sharing my opinion. I am saying that such things should be checked. DRS is being manipulated and that is clearly visible," he added.
Raza didn't stop there, he also stated that the Blues manipulated the technology against Pakistan in Ahmedabad.
"It was not the first time. The review in the match between Pakistan and South Africa and the last wicket partnership. They did not even apologise. Home conditions and home advantages come into play," he added.
The former Pakistan cricketer also stressed that the Blues had manipulated DRS in the 2011 World Cup, which too was held in India, particularly for the infamous incident involving Sachin Tendulkar and Saeed Ajmal.
It must be noted that India defeated South Africa in a one-sided encounter on Sunday by 243 runs as the Proteas were bundled out on just 83 runs during their chase of 327-run target