ICC to use controversial Decision Review System in 2011 World Cup
The International Cricket Council has decided to introduce the Decision Review System (DRS) during the 2011 World Cup, from the quarterfinal stage onward.
The DRS, also known as the referral system, is a new technology-based umpiring system, the sole purpose of which is to review controversial decisions made by on-field umpires in cases of batsmen being dismissed or not. The system
is currently being used only in Test Cricket on an experimental basis, and has been the subject of much controversy in the cricketing world.
“The DRS will be used in the four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the final, a total of seven matches, in the ICC Cricket World Cup,” an ICC spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday.
The spokesperson explained that the DRS would only be used in the later stages of the World Cup because there would not be enough technical equipment to use the system during the entire tournament. The World Cup will be jointly
hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The four quarter-finals are going to take place on March 23 in Dhaka, March 24 in Colombo, March 25 in Dhaka and on March 26 in Ahmedabad. The two semi-finals have been scheduled to take place on March 29 in Colombo and on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391
30 in Mohali. The final will be played on April 2 in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, an ICC inspection squad recently visited Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, where the World Cup final is to take place. The Wankhede Stadium is currently undergoing renovation, a process that started two years ago, but the Mumbai
Cricket Association, which owns the venue, is confident that it will be more or less complete by the end of this year.
In order to fulfil ICC requirements, the stadium will have to be tested for its readiness to host World Cup matches, after the renovation is complete. To do this, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Cricket Association will have to arrange a few matches
on the pitch, and are planning to do so in January.
The ICC inspection team has already completed its tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the second week of December. The inspection team is comprised of seven groups: cricket operations, commerce,
grounds, legal, security, broadcast and media.
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