India rules out using review system

[Laaloo]

The Indian board has categorically ruled out the possibility of India using the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) for the foreseeable future, saying they just don't trust the technology. The board also turned down an offer to travel to Australia to watch how the system is being used during the Ashes series. "We don't accept this technology. We are not going to use it in any bilateral series," the BCCI's secretary and president-elect, N Srinivasan, told Reuters. "They were supposed to take us to see its use in the Ashes series but I did not go. We have made our presentation to the ICC, saying we are just not convinced about the technology." When asked if the cost of the technology was an impediment, Srinivasan said, "That's another issue but we have got serious doubts about its accuracy." India's insistence on avoiding the UDRS is at odds with the trend elsewhere in the cricket world; the technology will also be used in the upcoming World Cup on the subcontinent. "Well, the World Cup is an ICC event and if the ICC decide to use it, they obviously can," Srinivasan said. India has refused to use the UDRS in any of their bilateral series since becoming the first team to use the technology in 2008. They struggled with their referrals on that tour, getting only one review right, while Sri Lanka successfully challenged 11 decisions. The country's stand has frustrated some of the other teams, who have called on the ICC to step in and ensure that the system is used uniformly throughout the game. "The ICC needs to take responsibility and lead the way when it comes to the review system," Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain said after losing the Durban test against India during which a couple of decisions went against his team. Cricket South Africa had pushed hard for the system prior to the three-Test series between the two sides, but the BCCI did not budge. Michael Clarke, who is captaining Australia in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Ricky Ponting's absence, echoed Smith's comments, saying, " I think it should be 100% used or not used at all." http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/495681.html

[Sid]

:facepalm: I agree with all the captains who says either it should be used for all countries or it should be scrapped all together.It also shows how toothless ICC is .

[nballa]

i don't understand how no technology is better than some technology. I am not going to watch the WC without a review system. I like to see fair matches. dhoni and bcci have shown their cowardliness time and again.

[Rajiv]

I still can't fathom that decision where if fielding team appeals, batsmen is out, batsman appeals, he is not out depending on what the umpire said. I think this was Ricky Ponting decision, isnt it supposed to be OUT if it's out, not who appeals it

[Lord]

so that means they'll ban players from using it in WC while oppositions can use it?

[Sachinism]

Bloody ridiculous. Spineless ICC need to get either everyone using it or nobody. If we get to the semi's we're probably going to loose the match because of it. What will happen during the England tour?

[cowboysfan]

Bloody ridiculous. Spineless ICC need to get either everyone using it or nobody. If we get to the semi's we're probably going to loose the match because of it. What will happen during the England tour?

no udrs for the england series,ECB can go cry into their pillow.

[bihutoli]

Title should read 'BCCI rules out using review system', as I and most other Indians I know are bloody in for it.

[flamy]

i don't understand how no technology is better than some technology. I am not going to watch the WC without a review system. I like to see fair matches. dhoni and bcci have shown their cowardliness time and again.

:aha:

[flamy]

anyways WC is not a bilateral series

[b555]

yep thats right wc isnt a bilateral series but still its like bcci calling shots over icc.. sad to see that

[Watson87]

Good decision by BCCI, most decisions go against us anyway. We are winning matches without UDRS, we don't need any change, it will backfire if we get UDRS.

[Lord]

wierd thing is ever since we started refusing UDRS,most wrong decisions have gone in our favour than against us,I'm sure this stand would've been reverse if we lost an important test coz of decisions

[kabira]

oh well, we deserve this Chewtiyas.

[coffee_rules]

I thought UDRS doesn't use Hawkeye to look at ball projects after the impact. It is used only to see whether the ball pitched inline or not. Correct me if I am wrong.

[Ram]

What is this nonsense? Is BCCI thinking we're all a bunch of kids? What aspect of the technology are they not convinced about? Do they even understand the technology? How accurate do they think it is? How much more accurate does it have to be, for it to pass BCCI’s benchmark? Is there even a benchmark or all this talk of accuracies just a smoke-screen to hide the real reasons? The truth is out there for everyone to see – UDRS helps mitigate the negative effects of umpiring errors. Even a toddler will tell you that. By continuing this bizarre and blind opposition to the system, BCCI is making a fool out of itself and perpetuating the common myth that Indian cricket administrators are too arrogant. This point cannot be stressed enough –Our outcry after Sydney test in 2008 was the BIGGEST reason why this system was even implemented in the first place. Now, how could we be the only board out there that does not want it implemented? This is completely baffling. And fineleg raised a very valid point in one of the other threads about how UDRS will be implemented in the knock-out stages of the WC onwards and we’re amongst the team that probably has the least amount of exposure and experience in how to use the system. That is worrying because there is a lot of thought/logic that goes into referring decisions. The England team, especially Andrew Struass are excellent in choosing which decision to refer and which to pass. Right through the Ashes, their use of the UDRS was judicious and outstanding. Obviously, they have put a lot of thought into their process. These things can make a BIG difference, especially in the knock-out phase of the WC. I will be livid beyond imagination if we eff up our WC chances because we didn’t know how to use the UDRS in the Qtr/semi final of the WC.

[fineleg]

Team India has been lucky to have some good umpiring and lack of many howlers in the last few series. That luck wont run for ever. Sooner or later, there is going to be a spate of howlers against the Indian team and only then the team management will start to push BCCI for the UDRS to be adopted. Until then, they'll act as though nothing is important. In the meanwhile, ICC needs to standardize this and make this mandatory anyway.

[Tendulkar_Bhai]

Well its good the BCCI are showing they have the power to implement something and are not being pushed around by the icc i.e. Australia. But id be really worried if we'r not using it simply due to cost considering the billions the board is making and how we'r not even investing enough in our bowling and other facilities

[Ram]

After thinking about this for a while, there can possibly be only two explanation to bcci's contInued opposition to udrs; 1) the senior group within the team doesn't want it - this is a distinct possiblity and has often been reported in the media. Though I think that guys like sachin were first sceptical of udrs, surely their concerns must have vapporized beyond a point. Plus, someone like sachin will never put himself in a situation where he can be singled out and blamed for something. Just imagine all the backlash that would have occured had we lost the mohali test against Australia because of that poor decision against ishant. And more pertinently, after the recent nz test series when both zak and vvs were given shocking decisions, dhoni came out and said that 'if the umpiring does not improve, they might have to accept udrs...' if anything, that is a coded message to bcci 2) commercial reasons - this could be the real reason. Bcci keeps repeating that 'it is not happy with the accuracy of the technology..' and has never said 'no, we don't umpires decisions to be reversed by technology..'. So obviously, they are not against udrs as such, but just the technology that is being used currently. Maybe, just maybe, the companies that were given the contracts to implement udrs were given slight nudges ecb and bcci is miffed by it. Who knows, there could have been some kickbacks thrown around and the BCCI honchos didnt get any. They probably sent feelers to the Technology company that the approval for the technology will come 'once certain swiss bank accnts swelled by considerable amounts..' Maybe the company hasnt backed down till now. I am pretty sure that its only a matter of time before BCCI ultimately succumbs. Whether it is because they got what they wanted from the companies or out sheer isolation from being the ONLY member board who continues to oppose the implementation of this technology, is the only thing of interest.

[fineleg]

^ If BCCI can get kickbacks they'll approve ANY system, even if it is detrimental to India. Pocketing $$$ is the birthright of the BCCI babus. They all have a price for which they'll sell their soul to the devil.