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Can't blame it on DRS entirely but it sure did play a major part. The total count was something like 12-3 against India and most of those 12 wrong decisions came at crucial times. It is not an insignificant number.

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Can't blame it on DRS entirely but it sure did play a major part. The total count was something like 12-3 against India and most of those 12 wrong decisions came at crucial times. It is not an insignificant number.
I believe it was 12-4, but decisions against Australia were of set batsman as well (moreso than the decisions against India e.g. Kohli).
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your whole argument is if pajara in 2nd test or say dhawans in some test were referred to 3rd umpire both would have been ruled not out. IMO bhuvan was not out yet was given out; the point i am making is how are people so confident that any of the other decisions which we thought didn't require using any brains to reverse by 3rd umpire would actually have been reversed. The one instance 3rd umpire came into play he messed it up.
I'm confident because from what I've seen most of the times the third umpire takes the correct decision when the on field umpires are not sure. And it is referred to him precisely because the on field umpires are unable to take a decision. I'd trust the third umpire more than the on field umpires as he has the technological resources. If you cite mistakes committed by the third umpire as the reason for not having DRS, then by that token we shouldn't be having third umpires at all in cricket.
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I think there should be a points system to analyze the performance of ICC umpires. In all this talk of DRS, no one talks about umpire accountability. What if an umpire makes a blatant howler, forcing the team to use its review?

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If you cite mistakes committed by the third umpire as the reason for not having DRS, then by that token we shouldn't be having third umpires at all in cricket.
And since on field umpires make even more mistakes than third umpires, we should remove them too.
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Epic fails by AFG captain .. 2 reviews not taken which were out & not bowling their best bowler a full quota of 10 overs. They could've easily restricted BD under 240 .

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From cricinfo: http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/834203.html Afghanistan's DRS reluctance Afghanistan are not used to playing with the Decision Review System in place, and as early as the third over of the game they were required to make a call when the umpire struck down an appeal for caught behind against Tamim Iqbal. Mohammad Nabi and his team-mates got into a huddle and discussions went on till the time available to refer ran out. There was a sound on replays, and Snicko registered a spike too, but Afghanistan did not question Steve Davis' not-out decision. Afghanistan received another opportunity in the 41st over when Davis turned down a leg-before shout against Mushfiqur Rahim. Replays again indicated the impact was pad before bat, but they failed to utilise the review again.

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From cricinfo: http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/834203.html Afghanistan's DRS reluctance Afghanistan are not used to playing with the Decision Review System in place, and as early as the third over of the game they were required to make a call when the umpire struck down an appeal for caught behind against Tamim Iqbal. Mohammad Nabi and his team-mates got into a huddle and discussions went on till the time available to refer ran out. There was a sound on replays, and Snicko registered a spike too, but Afghanistan did not question Steve Davis' not-out decision. Afghanistan received another opportunity in the 41st over when Davis turned down a leg-before shout against Mushfiqur Rahim. Replays again indicated the impact was pad before bat, but they failed to utilise the review again.
I can understand their reluctance in the third over, but why would they not use it in the 41th over?
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Wouldn't expect more from a captain who bowled his best bowler for only 7 overs despite going for only 20 runs
Our captains sometimes do that too!! I remember matches where Ind captains dont finish off overs of best bowler on the day. (Which is stupid, I agree).

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