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India reject referral system

India reject referral system

01/06/2011 08:25:58 PM

The Board of Control for Cricket in India have ruled out adopting the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) at any time in the near future.

The UDRS has not been used by India since their first and only experiment with the technology in a series against Sri Lanka in 2008.

India had only one successful review, while Sri Lanka correctly challenged 11 decisions.

While calls have grown for the UDRS to be introduced as mandatory across the sport, BCCI secretary and chairman-elect Narayanaswami Srinivasan insists India have absolutely no intention of altering their stance on the issue.

"We don't accept this technology. We are not going to use it in any bilateral series," Srinivasan told Reuters.

The BCCI have remained steadfast in their opposition to the concept, even refusing an official trip to Australia to see the latest incarnation of the technology at work in the five-Test series against England.

"Yes, they were supposed to take us to see its use in the Ashes series but I did not go," Srinivasan said.

"We have made our presentation to the ICC (International Cricket Council), saying we are just not convinced about the technology."

When asked if the cost of implementing the UDRS was an obstacle, Srinivasan said: "That's another issue but we have got serious doubts about its accuracy."

While the BCCI can continue to reject usage of the UDRS in bilateral series, India will be forced to contend with its influence in the forthcoming ICC World Cup.

"Well, World Cup is an ICC event and if ICC decided to use it, they obviously can," he said.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith and stand-in Australia skipper Michael Clarke have both called for uniformity in the application of UDRS in recent weeks.

"The ICC needs to take responsibility and lead the way when it comes to the review system," Smith said after his side were on the wrong end of some questionable decisions during their defeat to India in the second Test in Durban.

"They can't just let the boards decide and negotiate it."

"I'd like it to be 100 percent right but not many things in the world are," Clarke said during the fifth Test between Australia and England at the SCG.

"I think it should be 100 percent used or not used at all."

 
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Posted by Akther Hussain at
08/01/2011 12:34 AM
''India reject referral system'' this is wright desition from bcci

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