India block UDRS in Test series in England

[J P K]

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[achilles]

The most important detail that everyone seems to forget- We were the reason the UDRS became a necessity in the game, due to our debacle at Sydney. Also, funnily, its us who have been opposing it.

[Switchblade]

The most important detail that everyone seems to forget- We were the reason the UDRS became a necessity in the game, due to our debacle at Sydney. Also, funnily, its us who have been opposing it.

I think we should learn how to use UDRS smartly i guess that even in the CWC our success rate using UDRS was not good that also must have been the reason they are not using UDRS though it should be used IIRC Viru supported the UDRS thing.

[mishra]

Well done India. :two_thumbs_up: Not towing to some capitalist and its group of media guys. Mind you there is alwways a alternative technology. There is no alternative to human. Where will it all stop

[Ravi.]

I dont understand whats wrong with BCCI and our players.

[Sid]

I never understood why Dhoni is so much against UDRS ,he hasnt played a single test series under this system.He was not there in SL,when our seniors were using this system poorly and hence have reservations about this system.But Dhoni to be so much against UDRS is baffling.

[mishra]

India Block UDRS????????- Just how gullible all the fans are...... No India did not block UDRS. India did not accept UDRS. UDRS is being forced upon it..... After all this FICA crap , ICC deal crap, I am really happy that India has put its stand. If their technology is so brilliant why cant they sell it to FIFA or any other sporting body? Incorrect decisions happen there too. More people and nations are playing it? For me its a case of a business which is trying to force its technology to cricket and then all other sporting bodies. Guys look at the bigger picture....

[zen]

Stupid decision by BCCI under the guidance of our seniors. Even if we had URDS, chances are someone like Sehwag would waste them :P

[Karan114]

BCCI's decision: no review BCCI's decision: no review G S Vivek Jun 18, 2011 New Delhi: Even as the list of Indian cricketers favouring the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) continues to swell, the BCCI isn’t convinced about the place of present-day technology in cricket. A day after a guarded Sachin Tendulkar said he wasn’t against UDRS, BCCI officials pointed that, like Indian skipper MS Dhoni often did, the Indian board too wouldn’t embrace the system unless it is full proof. While BCCI secretary N Srinivasan didn’t indulge in name calling (read interview), other board officials weren’t as diplomatic. “Sachin Tendulkar can express his opinions but he does not decide what the board has to do. There are still several players, like Dhoni, who object to it and moreover, the board has a clear stance on the issue,†said a senior board official. “We need to speak to the players and get a feedback on whether their views have changed on the matter and if so ,why.†Tendulkar had insisted that he would support UDRS only if Snickometer and Hot Spot were part of the package. With both the ‘high-tech umpiring aids’ available for next month’s England-India series, it effectively signalled the senior-most Indian cricketer didn’t mind UDRS for next-month’s tour. That in turn meant Tendulkar wasn’t on the same page as his board. The Indian board has been consistent with it’s stand since the 2008 India-Sri Lanka series. Playing away, India lost the Test series 2-1 as the Indian batsmen had no answer to the Sri Lankan spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis. The unconventional slow bowlers had a number of referrals going their way and the Indian batsmen didn’t seem to be too pleased by the use of technology in Lanka’s favour. They were convinced that Hawkeye wrongly projected the ball-path during lbw decisions. After the tour, top Indian players met the BCCI officials and conveyed their grouse. “The players came to us and said they don’t like UDRS, so please help us. So we supported them on the issue and pointed at the faultiness of the projections and trajectories of the delivery to the ICC. Now the players seem to have changed their mind, but the board cannot go back on their words, since nothing has changed technologically from then and now. The BCCI cannot go up and say, ‘till yesterday we were against it, now we are fine with it.’ That would look silly. The board is in an uneasy situation,†he said. The BCCI thus is also hinting at the difference of opinion amongst Team India players. Dhoni has been vocally against the use of UDRS, especially Hawkeye, and BCCI insist that the decision of not opting for UDRS for the England tour had been taken in consultation with the captain. However, like Tendulkar, there are several other players in the team who are in favour of using the system. http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/BCCI-s-decision--no-review/805446/

[Cricket Tragic]

Now the players seem to have changed their mind, but the board cannot go back on their words, since nothing has changed technologically from then and now.

Wrong. In the SL series, we didn't have the full system. No Hot Spot and replays were shown only upto the point of impact.

[achilles]

^ So what? We screwed up. We didn't learn how to use it. Look at the decisions that went SL's way that series.

[ravishingravi]

This is just plain and simple BS.

[achilles]

Its heartening to see the board admit that the players made the BCCI DRS phobic. This entire episode also exposes the hypocrisy of a few players who have done a 360 just because opposing it is causing a PR nightmare for them, while a few others have got untraceable. All the Sachin fans, please stand up :D

[say2chander]

ICC should take a stand. If not DRS should be option of home country.

[Sir_Afridi]

ICC cannot let the BCCI dictate any longer: Modi http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/icc-cannot-let-the-bcci-dictate-any-longer-lalit-modi/20110618.htm

[zubinpepsi]

[cowboysfan]

I had hoped that the players will make a push for this but a select group of seniors are holding the entire cricket watching public hostage,its just shameful.

[Karan114]

So while N Srinivisan and his cronies do their usual bullying over the UDRS, a young Indian player like Raina suffers just when he is starting to establish himself in the Test side. Shame on these people.

[Rana]

Many more blunders to come against India this summer.

[Texan]

So while N Srinivisan and his cronies do their usual bullying over the UDRS' date=' a young Indian player like Raina suffers just when he is starting to establish himself in the Test side. Shame on these people.[/quote'] In this case, I wouldn't blame the administrators. It is the senior players who seem to be against UDRS. If all the players wanted it, BCCI would not have blocked it.