PCB’s stance on UDRS to remain unchanged – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to raise no finger on the accuracy of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) during the meeting of International Cricket Council’s Chief Executive Officers later this month.
The meeting, which is scheduled to be held in London on the sidelines of the council’s awards ceremony, will focus on discussing the pros and cons of the UDRS in light of the recent objections levelled by some renowned International umpires on the authenticity
of the technology.
The review system has once again come under fire following some controversial decisions made during the ongoing series like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and Sri Lanka Australia.
Some ace umpires like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 (August 31
to September 3) at Galle International Stadium.
Apart from it, Team India’s recently-concluded Test series against England also raised certain questions about the technology.
However, the PCB is still sticking to its stance that the technology is flawless and applicable to International cricket without any changes.
Talking to the media, a board source revealed, “We still believe that it is an effective tool to reduce mistakes and errors in international matches but obviously discussions can be held on further improving the technological support for the system.”
He further told, “Overall if you look at the big picture the system has been pretty effective especially during the
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/World-Cup and it has helped umpires.”
Since its International appearance in 2009, the UDRS has been controversial and the ardent opponent of the system is India. The biggest objection of the critics is that the technology is operated by man and thus it can be manipulated easily.
The ICC, during its annual meeting in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hong-Kong-c2919 a few weeks back, unanimously decided to make the use of the technology compulsory in all International matches. However, the application of the Hawk-Eye, ball tracking technology, was made optional.
Despite this, the council is still unable to converge all its member boards and international players on one point as the system creates controversies in every series and tournament.
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