India have again been stung by their stubborn refusal to accept cricket’s decision review system.

It has again bitten them on the backside. Well, the upper arm, to be precise.

The Indians are the only Test nation to refuse to play with the DRS, which allows video verdicts in a bid to overcome umpire howlers.

And a howler the Indians got on Saturday as they scrapped for survival on final day of the first Test against Australia in Adelaide.

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan was given out by umpire Ian Gould, caught behind from Australian quick Mitchell Johnson.

Dhawan sought to evade a short ball which Gould thought he gloved down the legside.

Replays showed Dhawan was successful – the ball hit upper arm as he lowered his gloves out of the way.

Dhawan was momentarily stunned as Australians rejoiced, but had no choice but to depart – if he had the review system available, he would have been saved.

But India’s acting captain Virat Kohli had made it clear pre-game that the tourists don’t want the system.

“Unless it’s 100 per cent accurate I don’t think … (India) will change our take on it,” Kohli said on Monday.

“It just doesn’t make sense to us sometimes.

“Some people feel that it’s clearly a not out decision and they’ve been given out. Or it seems like it’s out and guys have been given not out.”

The Indian stance leaves most, including Australian great Shane Warne, perplexed.

“It doesn’t matter if you agree with DRS or not,” said Warne, now a Nine Network commentator.

“What does matter is that everyone should have to play by the same rules. Either everyone plays with it, or nobody plays with it.”