BCCI may be forced to accept DRS

[hhunaeh]

BCCI may be forced to accept DRS NEW DELHI: The Indian board (BCCI) may be forced to give in to ICC's persistent demand to accept the Decision Review System (DRS) system. The issue will be debated yet again at ICC's meeting which starts from June 23, and indications are that the world body may make DRS a compulsory rule as majority of the Test playing nations are in favour of it. "We have to accept DRS at some point as all Test playing nations except India are in favour of it. Out of 10 Test playing nations, nine are in favour of DRS and you need seven votes to make it a compulsory rule," Punjab Cricket Association president IS Bindra, who has been the principal advisor to the ICC, told TOI on Wednesday. According to ICC sources, Indian cricketer Anil Kumble -- who is heading ICC's cricket committee -- has been staging a lone battle so far on this thorny issue. Sources said even Kumble is now finding it difficult to oppose the DRS. "Informally, he has spoken about how it is getting increasingly difficult for him as the chairman of the cricket committee to oppose the rule when all the cricket playing nations are united in its favour. In public, he is against DRS," a source told TOI on Wednesday. With N Srinivasan, who has always resisted the DRS, not at the helm of affairs in BCCI, the ICC is hoping to finally resolve the issue by making it a rule. DRS is a must in all ICC events as the world body is convinced that it minimizes human error. "We need to make a few adjustments to Hawkeye and I am sure technology can be used. You can't avoid this for long," another BCCI member, who didn't wish to be named, said, echoing Bindra's sentiments. Jagmohan Dalmiya, the interim BCCI president, refused to reveal anything and merely said: "It's too early to talk about it." According to sources, when Dalmiya was asked at the last emergent working committee in Delhi by the members as to who would attend the ICC meetings, the Cricket Association of Bengal boss had said he would need some time to take a decision on it. If Srinivasan is allowed to represent India in ICC meetings, his obvious stand would be to oppose the DRS. "When other sports like tennis are using technology successfully to minimize errors by umpires, we should also accept DRS," another BCCI member said. So why is BCCI still refusing to accept DRS in bilateral series? "Nobody is slaughtered or massacred if DRS rule is used as the technology is only helping the game. Did you see how Rohit Sharma was given out on Tuesday? No umpire could have ruled it out," a prominent BCCI official said. BCCI had also said earlier that technology was expensive and some companies were monopolising the market. Ironically, this came from a body which is the richest in the world and itself has a monopoly on the game in India. Sources said that the appreciation for DRS in India is so high that even Ranji captains and coaches want it in domestic cricket. "Srinivasan opposed and gave us a lecture on how it was not a fool-proof arrangement," a Ranji captain, who attended the coach and captain's conclave in 2012, said.

[hhunaeh]

Is India changing stance towards DRS? It’s also an open secret that BCCI president N Srinivasan, who agreed to step aside on Sunday, was no fan of the system, which he and many of India’s top stars felt was not fully accurate. However, with the all-powerful Board president having moved aside briefly, could we see a change of heart? It certainly seemed so on Saturday. In the post-match presser, Dinesh Karthik was asked if he was excited with the presence of DRS for the Champions Trophy. Just as he started answering, Karthik stammered, maybe realising the Board’s stance on the issue, and looked in the direction of media manager Dr RN Baba, seeking his permission. Given the go-ahead, he praised the technology. “I'm excited to use it because so far I’ve just seen it on TV. So yeah, I’m excited,” he said.

[superstar]

TimesofIndia...hahaha... No one will have the guts to force India to accept it. Only BCCI can force itself.

[hhunaeh]

Why is srini so opposed to DRS?Is it a financial motive? That's the only thing which can explain his opposition. Maybe sachin doesn't like it?

[superstar]

Why is srini so opposed to DRS?Is it a financial motive? That's the only thing which can explain his opposition. Maybe sachin doesn't like it?

1. Financial motive. BCCI will lose a sponsor. 2. Senior players do not like it. 3. The tech in itself is flawed and implementation is bad. 4. Ego.

[hhunaeh]

TimesofIndia...hahaha... No one will have the guts to force India to accept it. Only BCCI can force itself.

That's just the headline. maybe i should change it. But both the articles i have posted have content which makes it seem that drs is gaining support in bcci and only srini is the major opposition to it. And now with his power weakened, things may change.

[hhunaeh]

1. Financial motive. BCCI will lose a sponsor.

Can you elaborate further on this. Why will BCCI lose a sponsor if it supports DRS?

[superstar]

Can you elaborate further on this. Why will BCCI lose a sponsor if it supports DRS?

Not all boards can fund DRS from their own pocket. So ICC will have to fund them. Whoever sponsors will get presence in every single International game. 100% the sponsor is going to be either a Indian company or some company that targets India. Instead of filling BCCIs pocket the money will go to ICC.

[IKnowU]

Not all boards can fund DRS from their own pocket. So ICC will have to fund them. Whoever sponsors will get presence in every single International game. 100% the sponsor is going to be either a Indian company or some company that targets India. Instead of filling BCCIs pocket the money will go to ICC.

Just depends how low BCCI are willing to go if they want the extra revenue or want to make the game that little bit better.

[FischerTal]

Not all boards can fund DRS from their own pocket. So ICC will have to fund them. Whoever sponsors will get presence in every single International game. 100% the sponsor is going to be either a Indian company or some company that targets India. Instead of filling BCCIs pocket the money will go to ICC.

not just this, its the BCCI that funds most of the ICC. its a loss for BCCI in every angle. thats why those cricket journalists from abroad want DRS implemented so badly. they want to cut BCCI down to size financially, as if their cricket boards were angels when they had power

[hhunaeh]

hotspot is created by british and australian companies by the way. I wonder if ecb and ca officials have any conflict of interest like our srini?:hmmm:

[FischerTal]

hotspot is created by british and australian companies by the way. I wonder if ecb and ca officials have any conflict of interest like our srini?:hmmm:

:--D you figured out now why british and aussie journalists are so eager to have DRS implemented.

[saket123]

About time India adopts UDRS... I think one of the reasons why India rejects DRS is because of their lack of understanding of the concept behind it. I remember MS Dhoni once saying in an interview that he wanted the game to be accepting of Human errors and didn't want machines to do decision making. DRS is not about replacing humans with machines.. DRS is a DEFERRAL SYSTEM.. it actually EMPOWERS the players..by giving them an option to go above the authority of on field umpires and get a 2nd opinion if you will. BCCI's excuses for not taking them up are real lame... sure the technology may not be fully perfect.. but so wasn't rocket technology when Apollo 13 went up to the moon... but it's the closest we have to a perfect technology at the moment. How many times is hawkeye gonna be used in real close situations where the teams are gonna have unused DRS option left for them to even trigger it in the first place?? Lame Lame BCCI

[Number]

that's where srini don will be missed. Nobody could mess with him like this.

[zep1706]

Just depends how low BCCI are willing to go if they want the extra revenue or want to make the game that little bit better.

There is no such thing as going low when it comes to BCCI and money. :giggle:

[Crookbond]

IS Bindra

[Por Favor]

If DRS is implemented. ECB and CA will have monopoly on the technology (both hotspot and hawkeye(ECB)/eagle eye (CA)). And as everyone knows technology can be tampered with. So making DRS compulsory will make BCCI dependent on ECB and CA atleast with respect to the technological aspect of Cricket not to mention the money BCCI has to pay to these boards/companies to use it. But BCCI are going about it the wrong way. They have enough money to fund an indigenous hotspot and hawkeye system to be developed and be used in any series happening in India. Just like we use the SG balls in test played in India. I think this will maintain the technological parity and maintain BCCI's hold on ICC. :--D

[Sandeep99]

All the nonsense talk :facepalm: Get over it and get DRS in all the matches we play!

[PriyankaSR]

Nobody can force BCCI to do anything. :dontknow:

[hhunaeh]

I don't know how reliable dailymail is, but here's what it says Srini's comeback? BCCI president N. Srinivasan further made it abundantly clear to the International Cricket Council (ICC) recently that the DRS was "part of the reason" why BCCI might not adhere to the FTP agreement, according to confidential ICC documents accessed by Mail Today. According to a document, Srinivasan told the ICC Executive Board that the BCCI could "unilaterally terminate" the FTP for two reasons. "Mr. Srinivasan explained that the BCCI's position was that it wished to retain the right to unilaterally terminate the FTP agreement: (a) in the event of certain financial or structural changes emanating from the implementation of certain recommendations from the Woolf Report; and (b) should it be required to use DRS in any bilateral matches," it reads. "Mr. Srinivasan reminded the BCCI's objection to DRS and explained that if it was decided that DRS ought to be applied in a series in which India was playing then it would refuse to participate," reads the minutes. "He noted that the ongoing debate over the DRS was part of the reason why the BCCI was not prepared to sign the FTP agreement and that unless the status quo in respect of DRS remains, then the BCCI would refuse to sign."