ICC downplays five-ball over incident – Cricket News Update
Following the five-ball over bowled during the match between India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625, who referred to it as a “straightforward, honest
mistake by the umpiring team.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 at the crease, and the oversight went surprisingly unnoticed by everyone; from the players to officials, such as the on-field umpires Simon
Fry and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bruce-Nicholas-James-Oxenford-c48733.
Indian captain Dhoni refused to create a fuss over the incident, insisting that it was done and over with, and that one ball was hardly likely to have made a difference in the match, which ended in a thrilling draw (236).
Cricket Australia was similarly dismissive, pointing out that even match officials were not perfect.
"International umpires, like international players, perform to a high level but like players, they are human and make mistakes from time to time. But once a decision is made, it's made and we get on with the game," The Daily Telegraph reported a CA spokesperson
as saying.
While no official complaints were lodged by the Indian team, the five-ball over did manage to reignite a debate over the DRS (Decision Review System).
The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has frequently criticized the DRS on many counts, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 being the only cricket-playing country that refuses to use the technology, despite the insistence of the MCC World Cricket Committee that it should
be implemented during all matches without exception.
Justifying the BCCI’s stance, Dhoni pointed out, during the post-match press conference, that if human beings could make errors, so could the DRS. “"If this can happen then I don't know why people back DRS so much,” he said. Pointing a finger at the technology
for being inconsistent and unreliable, he said that teams were happy with the DRS when it gave a decision in their favour, and unhappy when it didn’t.
However, The Daily Telegraph, surprisingly, reported that the lack of technology might be the reason that the five-ball over went unnoticed, pointing out that "...communications between the host broadcaster, the third umpire in the stands and the on-field
umpires are greatly reduced when the DRS (decision review system) is not in operation."
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