Umpiring was one of the biggest talking points in the year 2016. Rarely in the history of cricket, we saw umpires make such howlers. This year, it looked like some of the umpires have forgotten the art or maybe it can be said that the DRS led umpires to make mistakes at crucial junctures on the field.
The spike in umpiring howlers all throughout the year can be one of the reasons why BCCI agreed to make use of DRS in the home Test series against England.
To give a clear idea about umpiring howlers made this year here is the list of howlers made by them in the year 2016: