Pujara Alleges Australia Used Live Dressing Room Feed in 2017 DRS Controversy
Cheteshwar Pujara revisited the 2017 India-Australia Test series controversy involving Steve Smith's 'brain fade' during a DRS decision. Pujara alleged Australia had access to a live feed in their dressing room, enabling precise DRS calls by watching replays in real time. Smith was given out LBW in the Bengaluru Test and controversially looked to the dressing room for review advice, prompting objections from India and umpire intervention. Smith later admitted the incident was a 'brain fade'.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (45/100). Lens Score 32/100.
Outlets measured: moneycontrol, hindustantimes, news18, httpswwwoutlookindiacom. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (38–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
httpswwwoutlookindiacom broke this story on 12 Sept, 07:51 am. Other outlets followed.