Let's talk about the DRS

[The Outsider]

Is it true that different versions of hotspot/hawkeyes are used in different countries?

Hot Spot is the same. Hawk Eye has two versions.

[SLICKR392]

Hot Spot is the same. Hawk Eye has two versions.

Two versions?

[ganeshran]

Two versions?

Hawk eye and Virtual Eye. Both are made by different manufacturers.

[jairamesh]

:yay: bumpty bump, Clarke happy days

[saneindian]

These idiots completely deserve this. 100% accuracy from technology is what they want and hence they trust human element more..

[Clarke]

DRS is flawed, it needs to be perfect before it can be adopted, we can accept 2-3 wrong decisions per match until then :orderorder:

[Clarke]

We can also park private jets wherever we play. When abroad, they can be used to threaten withrawing from the tour until the umpire is replaced. When at home, the umpire in question can be asked to feck off in that plane

[Crookbond]

Tendulkar would have been gone for all money had the DRS being used. It's high time we realize it works both ways.

[panther]

Tendulkar would have been gone for all money had the DRS being used. It's high time we realize it works both ways.

Explain??????

[Crookbond]

Explain??????

LBW, referred OUT.

[Executioner]

Tendulkar would have been gone for all money had the DRS being used. It's high time we realize it works both ways.

So? What you want is that you want our batsman to get out to a fair decision rather than an absolutely wrong one. That has to be the mentality

[Crookbond]

So? What you want is that you want our batsman to get out to a fair decision rather than an absolutely wrong one. That has to be the mentality

There has been no UDRS for 100+ years and Test cricket is fine. Not having UDRS for another 4-5 years wouldn't make a difference.

[moniker]

There has been no UDRS for 100+ years and Test cricket is fine. Not having UDRS for another 4-5 years wouldn't make a difference.

So that's a good enough reason? Batsmen didn't wear helmets for 70+ years and test cricket was fine. Why would you not want something that aids decision making?

[CG]

I blame Dhoni.

[SLICKR392]

Drop the hot spot as it has been developed by some noob school boys and develop snicko.

[saneindian]

I blame Dhoni.

Kuch naya kaho CG, even if the tap in your house goes dry, you'll blame Dhoni :--D

[Sidhoni]

I blame Dhoni.

:cantstop:

[bharat297]

I think a simple solution is to remove it from the hands of the players. The 3rd umpire can see the instant replay and since the system is designed to eliminate howlers, a decent umpire only needs 30 seconds really with replays to detect a howler. This is about the time it takes for a bowler to walk back to their mark and definitely less time than a batsman takes to walk off the field. In that time the 3rd umpire can overrule the decision. You could even set a time limit of 30 seconds on it. If the 3rd umpire can't decide in 30 seconds, then clearly it wasn't a howler and the original decision stays. Simple solution!

[CG]

Kuch naya kaho CG' date= even if the tap in your house goes dry, you'll blame Dhoni :--D

:giggle: U Caught me :secret:

[Crookbond]

So that's a good enough reason? Batsmen didn't wear helmets for 70+ years and test cricket was fine. Why would you not want something that aids decision making?

I want the process that aids decision making to be sorted out first - too much confusion currently! The DRS gives AIDS rather the aids the decision making.