International Cricket Council changes its stance on DRS - Cricket News Update
The International Cricket Council (ICC) in its Executive Board meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2011, consisting of Chairmen from all Ten Test playing nations, came out with a shocking decision to change its stance on the Umpire
Decision Review System (UDRS).
ICC in its last board meeting made the use of DRS mandatory for every One-Day International and Test match; however, now the decision has been reversed and it is left to the teams taking part in a series to decide whether they
want to use the technology or not.
ICC's Chief Executive, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haroon-Lorgat-c61719, in a press conference, explained why ICC changed its stance and said, “There are quite a number of countries who favour it and there are some who have got concerns about its reliability. We
do get the benefit of more correct decisions and we can rectify blatant errors, so there is a use for DRS. But some members are not convinced by the incidents ... call it the failure of the technology.”
The recently, concluded series between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 had a lot to do with the changed mindset. The DRS was not as accurate as it was supposed to be and fetched criticism from board members, who insisted on improving the technology.
“It's a recognition that Hot Spot was not as reliable as we would like it to be ... This was a board decision that came out through considerable debate and eventually there was a unanimity that we need to revert, and let those
who are comfortable use it and give those who are not the option to decide not to use,” said Lorgat.
However, ICC will continue to use DRS in all of its signature events, such as the World Cup and Champions Trophy.
Lorgat believes that the technology will get better with the passage of time. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Chief Executive has urged member boards to maximize the use of the technology so that they can lure sponsors for the equipment.
DRS is an expensive system and it costs about $5000 a day. Not every board is capable of enduring such expenses, for that reason, ICC had an exemption for its financially deprived members.
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