The Umpire Decision Review System to be used during Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka – Cricket News Update
In the latest developments regarding the use of the controversial Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), it has now been confirmed by the Sri Lankan authorities that the system will be used in the upcoming home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
The interim http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hong-Kong-c2919, to use it in all series,
which all the members agreed to."
This announcement came after the emergence of reports suggesting the possible avoidance of the system because of financial constraints being faced by SLC. However, rubbishing such reports the chairman said, “funding for UDRS is not an issue."
Elaborating further on the matter he revealed, “Regarding the predictive path, we have written to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 and the final decision will be taken at the SLC meeting on Wednesday."
The technology which has revolutionised the sport is estimated to cost $5000 a day, an expense which the Sri Lankan authorities were considering to avoid.
Earlier however, Dharmadasa had stated that the Sri Lankan authorities had decided not to use the technology for the series against Australia. Nonetheless, he clarified that in case of finding a sponsor the UDRS might be put into play.
According to reports, SLC suffered major financial losses because of the tremendous amount of expenses faced in the construction of new venues to host the ICC World Cup 2011. After the mega event the Sri Lankan board sought financial assistance from the
government to help the board run daily activities.
While the board had to deal with financial burden, the national team on the other hand did wonders in the mega event as the co-hosts reached the final of the tournament, where they were beaten by a staggering Indian outfit.
Nonetheless, after the tournament, Sri Lanka’s most inspiring skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Denagamage-Proboth-Mahela-de-Silva-Jayawardene-c53546.
The newly appointed skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tillakaratne-Mudiyanselage-Dilshan-c93947, will lead his team against the Australians for the first time in a bid to secure a victory against a resurgent Aussie outfit.
Australia will tour Sri Lanka for a full series which consists of two Twenty20 Internationals, three Tests and five One Day Internationals. The series is set to kick-off on August 6, 2011, with the first Twenty20 scheduled to be played at Pallekele International
Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka.
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