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DRS bid comes to a standstill after India objects. posted under: International | All news |
 The Decision Review System (DRS), cricket’s new technological step forward, has been in the news for many a reason. Although it has strong support from almost every country, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) almost immediately objected to talks about it being implemented in every test and ODI from now on.
At a board meeting held by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Kuala Lumpur, various heads of cricket boards from around the world were present when the discussion took place. According to the authoritative website, ICC’s president Sharad Pawar chaired the meeting. Reports say that India was the only country to have objected this move, confirming the public announcement they had made against it some time back. A statement by the BCCI on Monday says that “The Board continues to believe that the system is not foolproof.”
One of the reasons for this could be the reviews by this new system that went against the Indian team, including batting legend Sachin Tendulkar in the 2008 test series against Sri Lanka, when it was on trial. But other countries have voiced strong support for it including Pakistan and Sri Lanka, whose first test match in a 3-test series was overshadowed by the umpires’ poor calls. The DRS method was not implemented during the match at Galle stadium.
“It should be made compulsory for every game,” said Pakistan captain Mohammed Hafeez.
This system, which employs ball-tracking and thermal-imaging technology to check whether batsmen should be given out, was the main topic of discussions at the meeting in Malaysia’s capital. On Monday, cricket's chief executives said independent testing had proved the accuracy of DRS, and recommended it for all Tests and one-day internationals provided host nations can afford and obtain the equipment. It is still unsure if the topic has been raised again after India put it down. The meeting ends today.
Former England captain Tony Greig had something to say about India’s decision as well, and was quoted saying: “Much of the game is controlled by the BCCI because it controls enough votes to block any proposal put forward at the ICC board meetings. The spirit of cricket is more important than generating billions of dollars; it's more important than turning out multi-millionaire players; and it's more important than getting square with Australia and England for their bully-boy tactics towards India over the years.”
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