Should the DRS be mandatory?

[D/L]

Agreed, DA, but I would still say that the use of DRS has reduced dissent.

Unlike the initials of other national cricket boards, India's has two "C"s, the first one standing for "Control".

[Albondiga]

Scrap it and let the mistakes be made. Yhe powers that be are struggling for perfection and they will not achieve it. In he meantuime they are making the game disjointed and are interfering with it's natural flow..

[Albondiga]

Scrap it and let the mistakes be made. Yhe powers that be are struggling for perfection and they will not achieve it. In he meantuime they are making the game disjointed and are interfering with it's natural flow..

[D/L]

I doubt even cricketing authorities believe that perfection is possible, Albondiga. Rather, it’s a drive towards reducing human error, and the controversies that arise from those in international cricket, as much as possible.

I agree though that sometimes the 3rd umpire takes too long to make up his mind, as did Dar with Morgan’s “feather” yesterday. A couple of viewings of “Hotspot” was all that should have been needed and the verdict delivered in seconds.

[Making_Splinters]

The DRS story seems determined to keep outdoing itself at each turn.

The key research mentioned earlier on in this thread by Rich wasn't even presented to the ICC#;

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/571659.html

Only after the fact are the ICC acting on it when of course it is too late to do anything about it.

[D/L]

“Wally Edwards, the Cricket Australia chairman, has revealed that the research on ball-tracking conducted by Dr Ed Rosten, an expert in computer vision technology, was left off the agenda of the executive board meeting, which concluded without the issue of DRS even being put to a vote due to India's reluctance to accept its use.”

Yes, more evidence, were it required, of "the tail wagging the dog".

[Albondiga]

I doubt even cricketing authorities believe that perfection is possible, Albondiga. Rather, it’s a drive towards reducing human error, and the controversies that arise from those in international cricket, as much as possible.

I agree though that sometimes the 3rd umpire takes too long to make up his mind, as did Dar with Morgan’s “feather” yesterday. A couple of viewings of “Hotspot” was all that should have been needed and the verdict delivered in seconds.

I know they will not scrap it now but I still rue the day it came into force. I believe that television has dictated it and it is after all a game even at this level. I don't know that the players stil trust it AND i BELIEVE THAT IF THE BALL IS GOING TO HIT THE WICKET IT'S OUT and I can't equate with over half the ball or less than half the ball decisions. Despite this I still think it's the greatest of games.

[ddb]

“Wally Edwards, the Cricket Australia chairman, has revealed that the research on ball-tracking conducted by Dr Ed Rosten, an expert in computer vision technology, was left off the agenda of the executive board meeting, which concluded without the issue of DRS even being put to a vote due to India's reluctance to accept its use.”

Yes, more evidence, were it required, of "the tail wagging the dog".

Or maybe...

http://cricketingview.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... h-and.html

[Bath Maruwa]

We will never come up with a perfect DRS. There is nothing perfect in this world. No perfect batters,bowlers,wives,husbands and posters etc.

However, when the money talks THE BCCI IS PERFECT.

Should the DRS be mandatory? As a fan from a cricket crazy nation my answer is "YES"

Could the DRS be mandatory? As a matured person I should say " According to the current situation it will NEVER happen. You all know why?

[andy]

IMO DRS should be mandatory, however if it is mandatory would the indians refuse to play, or would they get on with it?

[Chris de Burgh]

IMO DRS should be mandatory, however if it is mandatory would the indians refuse to play, or would they get on with it?

I think they'd kick up some dust for 6 months to a year before finally getting on with it. The BCCI are fighting a losing battle with this resistance and I'm pretty sure that they'll eventually accept the inevitable. It's just a case of when the ICC has the guts to pull off such a move.

[meninblue]

I am wondering whether ICC would have taken the same stance of allowing boards to choose whether to opt for DRS or not , in case the DRS technology was referred as not good by some weaker boards like Zimbabwe, Kenya, West Indies etc.

[meninblue]

Dhoni showed his bat to the umpire yesterday like many batsmen do when bowlers appeal for LBW. I wonder whether the batsman show the bat when they edge it to keeper

Simon Doull during commentary: If you really want to help the umpire by showing the bat in case of an inside edge then why not use DRS to help umpire.

[OffStumpYorker]

Dhoni showed his bat to the umpire yesterday like many batsmen do when bowlers appeal for LBW. I wonder whether the batsman show the bat when they edge it to keeper

Simon Doull during commentary: If you really want to help the umpire by showing the bat in case of an inside edge then why not use DRS to help umpire.

To be honest thats an old ploy to try and kid the umpire you got an inside edge onto the pad, just like the nonchalant look of innocence when you get a feignt edge behind,you do everything to avoid looking behind and definately dont look at the bat.

[meninblue]

Dhoni showed his bat to the umpire yesterday like many batsmen do when bowlers appeal for LBW. I wonder whether the batsman show the bat when they edge it to keeper

Simon Doull during commentary: If you really want to help the umpire by showing the bat in case of an inside edge then why not use DRS to help umpire.

To be honest thats an old ploy to try and kid the umpire you got an inside edge onto the pad, just like the nonchalant look of innocence when you get a feignt edge behind,you do everything to avoid looking behind and definately dont look at the bat.

Sometimes the batsmen get bad decisions so they are bit justified not to walk when they edge in case umpire makes a mistake. However, showing the bat and batsman acting like a snickometer or hotspot is not good. But times have changed, now they even argue with umpire why no ball was given / not given for waist height ones.