BCCI takes guard against DRS - Cricket News Update
In a recent development, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has opposed the recommendations made by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Chief Executive Committee (CEC) which met during a two-day ICC Annual Conference in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Malaysia-c2949, notably
on the use of the Decision Review System (DRS).
The CEC in its recent meeting, held in Kuala Lumpur on Jun 24-25 had advocated the universal application of the DRS. BCCI has long opposed the technology, and its recent resistance to accept would once again, put the CEC’s proposal in doubt.
"The BCCI continues to believe that the system is not foolproof," a release said. "It also http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Hunter-c1571 to its view that the decision on whether or not to use the DRS for a particular series should be left to the boards involved in that series."
The CEC felt satisfied after an independent research, ensuring technology enhancements on ball tracking and new hotspot cameras, which was conducted by a computer-vision technology expert, Dr http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Graham-Downton-c44379 Rosten.
Given his findings and results, the committee was confident to give a go-ahead, however, the recommendations were subject to the ability to finance and acquire the technology by the member countries.
The ICC said that the Cambridge engineering expert had "tested the accuracy and reliability of ball-tracking in a recent Test series and concluded that the results were 100% in agreement with the outcomes produced from his assessments."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-John-Richardson-c52977, stated, "We have made good progress in independently testing ball tracking and the new enhancements have resulted
in the CEC unanimously supporting the ICC Cricket Committee's recommendation to universally apply the DRS."
Also in October last year, following the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Srinivasan-c90829 termed the technology as ‘not good enough’, while claiming it to be inaccurate.
Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
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