Consistency key to DRS: Tendulkar
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar is not against the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) but he wants it to be more consistent, the Indian batsman said. The general perception is that the powerful Indian cricket board’s steadfast opposition to DRS stems partially from the apprehension that Tendulkar and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, share about the technology’s accuracy.
Tendulkar, however, said he was not altogether against the technology. “I am not against DRS, but I feel it will be more effective with the support of the Snickometer and Hot Spot technology. This will give more consistent results,” he told the ESPNcricinfo website.
The Snickometer is used detect edges, while Hot Spot gives more convincing indications of the ball’s point of contact. Hawk Eye technology, used more often, replicates the ball’s trajectory.
The ICC has recommended the mandatory use of DRS, under which teams currently can make two unsuccessful appeals against an umpire’s decision per innings, in all formats of the game but the Indian cricket board have vowed to oppose it.
[Courtesy The News International]
Tendulkar, however, said he was not altogether against the technology. “I am not against DRS, but I feel it will be more effective with the support of the Snickometer and Hot Spot technology. This will give more consistent results,” he told the ESPNcricinfo website.
The Snickometer is used detect edges, while Hot Spot gives more convincing indications of the ball’s point of contact. Hawk Eye technology, used more often, replicates the ball’s trajectory.
The ICC has recommended the mandatory use of DRS, under which teams currently can make two unsuccessful appeals against an umpire’s decision per innings, in all formats of the game but the Indian cricket board have vowed to oppose it.
[Courtesy The News International]
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