Indian players satisfied with revamped UDRS – Cricket News Update
After the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) acceptance, the Men in Blue have also given their consent to the modified Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), which has been made mandatory in all formats of international cricket by the International
Cricket Council (ICC).
The ICC made some changes in the review technology and imposed it on all cricket games during the third day of its annual meeting at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hong-Kong-c2919, yesterday.
The changes made in the DRS include the addition of Hot Spot, Thermal imaging and Sound technology and elimination of Ball Tracker technology from the list of compulsory elements.
All the member boards, including the BCCI, unanimously approved the new UDRS.
The Indian board and players have been opposing the technology since its inception in 2009. They expressed severe concerns time to time when the DRS was used in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011.
As, according to the previous rules, the use of DRS was subject to two teams’ approval, the BCCI did not allow the system during http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 series. The Caribbean enunciated concerns about it and claimed that the absence of the technology was benefiting
the Indians.
The major point of objection for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 was Ball Tracker technology, as they considered it to be flawed. This technology records the movement of ball when it is delivered by a bowler.
In the modified version of UDRS, the use of Ball Tracker technology is not compulsory and it is to be employed only if both the playing nations agree on it.
Talking to the media today, an Indian player said, “It's so good that the tracker system has been done away with. It was the tracker system which was the bone of contention for us.”
He further told, “The tracker system has an inherent flaw. First, the cameras are not exactly in a straight line behind the umpire. Secondly, the height of delivery after pitching can never be accurately measured by technology."
The Indians are now ready to adopt the UDRS for their upcoming bilateral series against England. The series consists of 5 ODIs, one T20I and 4 Tests, and is scheduled to start in the month of July in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
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