Cricket-DRS has improved correct decisions by over 7 pct - ICC

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Cricket's controversial Decision Review System (DRS) has improved correct umpiring verdicts by more than seven percent in the World Cup, the game's governing body said on Monday. For the first time at a World Cup, each team has the right to question at least two decisions which go against it during an innings. A third umpire uses the available technology to determine if the on-field officials were correct. But it has not been an easy debut for DRS in the showpiece event. The Indian Cricket Board, infuriated by Ian Bell's apparent let-off for lbw in the tied India v England match, wrote an angry letter to ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat pointing out the inadequacy it perceives in the system. The statistics will calm the nerves a bit for the ICC, which revealed that correct decisions in the World Cup have risen from an average of 90.18 per cent to 97.82 per cent due to the DRS. "It is a fact that the number of (appealed) decisions in this event is way above the normal average for ODIs," ICC general manager Dave Richardson said in the statement. "This is because of the type of wickets that prevail in the sub-continent where the bounce is often lower and where there is a greater amount of turn." http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/07032011/2/cricket-drs-improved-correct-decisions-7-pct-icc.html

[kabira]

They should give figures umpire by umpire Darrel Harper = 100% improvement Saheba= 95% improvement AShoka Desilva=105% improvement billy= no improvement ( he never used it)

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But with umpires like Harper DRS is bound to be used most of the times

[kabira]

another goof up by third umpire today. Steve Tokilo clearly had an inside edge but umpire did not see it :((

[Passion]

UDRS is a must and is here to stay whether somebody like it or not

[Zap_Brannigan]

The way the ICC counts the decision is not a proper representation of the actual times umpires get it right. If ICC counts the number of half appeals and the number of times WK appeals to get away with a wide, obviously the percentage of correct results will be high. Infact, in the India-Eng game, the umpires + DRS got it right 100% off the appeals, according the rule and general practice. But the actual count of "wickets that should be Indias" is 3. Thats 15% error in a game with 20 wickets.

[ganeshran]

DRS has been mostly good to have in this series. But it should be made more consistent and there shouldnt be room for any subjective interpretation once it goes for review (like that ridiculous "exceptional circumstances" rule.

[vvvslaxman]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/504744.html interesting stat

[Gunner_Mania]

The most interesting stat for me in there is at the bottom of the article. It is what we always knew. http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/504744.html DRS Stats for Umpires Aleem Dar is at the top Harper & Asoka at the bottom. Enough said.

[Guest BossBhai]

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