BCCI files official complaint against Smith and Handscomb on DRS issue

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New Delhi: The DRS war between India and Australia ceases to end as BCCI has now lodged an official complaint against Steve Smith and Peter Handscomb to ICC.

"Yes, the BCCI today officially lodged a complaint with the ICC against Smith and Handscomb. They have submitted the video footage of the incident where Handscomb is insisting Smith to go up for a review and umpire Nigel Llong is seen intervening," a top source confirmed on the condition of anonymity.

"BCCI is well within their rights to lay official charge as a Level 2 charge needs to be pressed within 48 hours of the completion of the match," the source added.

It was learnt that the BCCI has pressed charges for "violating spirit of cricket and bringing the game to disrepute".

The Australian captain looked towards the dressing room for assistance on DRS usage after being given out Leg Before Wicket (LBW) on Day 4 of the second India-Australia Test Bengaluru. Handscomb, who was at the non-striker’s end suggested his captain to look up-stairs after the latter asked for his opinion.

The incident did not go down well with the Indian captain Virat Kohli who later went to say that he had seen Australians taking the ‘unacceptable’ mean of asking the dressing room for DRS on previous occasions also. 

Interestingly, both Cricket Australia and BCCI had backed their respective captains for their actions and words.

ICC however had ceased to take any action against both Kohli and Smith.