DRS fiasco a shot in the arm for BCCI

The BCCI has faced a lot of criticism over the last couple of years for their stance on Decision Review System (DRS). The board has made it clear that they don't want the DRS in its present form and that's why the system has not been used in any series involving India.

Scorecard: 1st Ashes Test

The cricket world has been divided on this issue with England and Australia standing on the diametrically opposite pole. The two boards have insisted that DRS is the way forward and that's why the system has been in place in Ashes.

But in the first Ashes Test itself, DRS has come under severe criticism.

The DRS fiasco started on the first day itself when Jonathan Trott was given leg-before despite the right-hander nicking the ball. The decision was referred but Hot Spot failed to pick the nick. Australians Shane Watson, Chris Rogers and Phillip Hughes also fell victims to unfavourable DRS calls, with Watson leaving the field cursing before the dismissal that was upheld by the TV umpire despite Hawkeye showing only a fraction of the ball hitting the stumps, and Rogers dismissed in similar circumstances in the first innings.

A section of the BCCI is feeling vindicated by the developments because they feel that DRS is not fool proof. They insist that modifications are needed if the system has to be in place and that it's easier to accept a human error than an error by the technology.

It's to be seen if ICC, too, agrees with BCCI and starts thinking of DRS modifications in the near future.

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Shweta Pandey

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