I was Lucky not given out against India, says Ian Bell

The latest updates from the ICC Cricket World Cup reveals, that England batsman Ian Bell said he was lucky to be “pushed back to the crease” by the Umpire Decision Review System when he was most certainly out LBW against India in the thrilling World Cup match that ended in a tie here.

The English player hit superb 69 runs as England tied the scores after being set an imposing target of 339 by the Indians.

He survived the LBW call when he was on 17. He was given not out by the on-field umpire as he had taken quite a few strides down the pitch.

However, the Indian team then appealed against it under the UDRS but the third umpire did not change the decision as under the rules, there was a more than 2.5 metre distance between the point of impact and the stumps.

While talking to media, the English player said, “I did not know whether the rule existed. To be honest, it is strange, if you see the hawk-eye saying it is going to hit the stumps. I saw it pitching on me and hitting the stumps.”

He said, “In the Ashes series, we were getting the results on the positive side. Playing in recent times, I think, we got more decisions right than wrong. If they (ICC) change anything now during the World Cup, we have to get on with it and use it well. As I said, I was lucky as the fourth Umpire pushed me back on to the crease. I wanted to cash in on when they did that.”