No Hawk-eye for India - England series after DRS made mandatory

[SaiSrini]

It is still the host nation's stance when it comes to implementing the technology. But the thing is, ECB fear an Indian back out from the series or a drying up of future clashes with India which will bring the ECB the big bucks and so they dont want to give it up and so they are bending in to the BCCI.

Accept it or not, WORLD CRICKET IS MESSED UP!!!! The BCCI have just emphatically proved that world cricket (ICC) and its members are in a mess of a situation. Now they need to clear up their cobwebs and make sure that another BCCI does not sprout it and flexes its muscle with such big money power.

 

[stefan]

Typical from the BCCI , doing what it wants and the other board bowing to it due to financial implications. Just the same as last year in SA...

 

[Sureshot]

Ian bell incident in the world cup didn't help the board to go for DRS and remember this decision is taken with support from seniors.

Because you don't bite the hand that feeds!

To me, the whole situation just lacks a bit of professionalism from the BCCI. There lacks any real reasons, what are they seeing that the other members are not? If you're the only one within a committee objecting to something, you've got to provide some pretty strong evidence that the whole system is completely flawed and the game is going to get a greater percentage of correct decisions without DRS, and they just aren't doing that, primarily because there will be no evidence to support that.

I think their position is now at a point where it's a detriment to the game and to the fans and they seem completely oblivious to it.

 

[mohit_dude10]

Can't blame BCCI entirely here, its the ICC which allows the boards to make a choice whether or not to use it. I think its the cost of the technology that BCCI isn't wanting to use it, don't see any other reason, in fact it quite worked in our favour during the world cup, Massive decision in Semi-final (sachin's decision).

 

[6ry4nj]

The UDRS makes match- and spot-fixing harder. The BCCI is funded and run by criminal gambling syndicates who profit from match- and spot-fixing. That's why the BCCI is opposed to the UDRS. The BCCI may not be able to compete with the PCB when it comes to incompetence, but the Indian board are a long way ahead where encouraging corruption is concerned. They are the Sepp Blatter of cricket.

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Can't blame BCCI entirely here, its the ICC which allows the boards to make a choice whether or not to use it. I think its the cost of the technology that BCCI isn't wanting to use it, don't see any other reason, in fact it quite worked in our favour during the world cup, Massive decision in Semi-final (sachin's decision).

Blaming the ICC is blaming the victim of the crime instead of the criminal. The BCCI uses blackmail pure and simple to get the ICC to do as it's told.

 

[Ollie_H]

Can't blame BCCI entirely here, its the ICC which allows the boards to make a choice whether or not to use it. I think its the cost of the technology that BCCI isn't wanting to use it, don't see any other reason, in fact it quite worked in our favour during the world cup, Massive decision in Semi-final (sachin's decision).

Doesn't the home cricket board pay all 100% of the costs?? If so, thats that argument out the window. It's just bloody stupid.

It should either be the home boards decision or fully implemented, If India don't want to have it then they just shouldn't use it when it's there.

 

[sifter132]

Can't blame BCCI entirely here, its the ICC which allows the boards to make a choice whether or not to use it. I think its the cost of the technology that BCCI isn't wanting to use it, don't see any other reason, in fact it quite worked in our favour during the world cup, Massive decision in Semi-final (sachin's decision).

Well I think the only reason that the ICC has the 'both boards must approve' rule is BECAUSE of the BCCI. If the BCCI had been on the side of the DRS from day 1, then the ICC would have implemented the DRS system COMPLETELY by now - it would be law. The only reason the ICC have this clause is because the most powerful country in cricket doesn't like it.

So again it's a sad day for cricket where one team stops progress for everyone else. From the articles it sounds like the Indian players are the ones who aren't convinced. Why doesn't the ICC send a few knowledgable people in to talk technology with these players and try to convince them of the virtues of the system? That might be a quicker way to resolve this rather than waiting for the BCCI itself to change their mind - they might listen solely to the players opinions.

And yes that Sachin decision was a good one . That was a fortunate innings if ever there was one.

 

[Sureshot]

Doesn't the home cricket board pay all 100% of the costs?? If so, thats that argument out the window. It's just bloody stupid.

It should either be the home boards decision or fully implemented, If India don't want to have it then they just shouldn't use it when it's there.

I don't know if this has changed (can't find anything that says it does), but it used to be the broadcaster who paid for the DRS costs.

 

[Aoun13]

I wasn't expecting this after that Semifinal decision. ICC and all cricket boards specially PCB and BCCI need a new, clean and powerful structure which should work only in the favour of game.

 

[Chewie]

They should just use it but not let the Indian players have the option of referring a decision

 

[Rehan_24]

I have no clue what fear BCCI has of using this technology. They should have confidence in their team's capabilities.

 

[Prithvi]

I personally am against UDRS system, cause Cricket is a gentlemen's game and asking for a review to save a game is just shitty stuff IMO! Implement it in T20's and ODI's, but not in tests please! They're classic, let them remain the same.

But, in the present scenario, I agree, BCCI are making things comfortable for themselves. Just because they lost a test match badly due to UDRS (in Sri Lanka, when it was introduced for the first time), its not that they shouldn't use it till the chances turn as official rule. I hope ICC comes to a decision on this at a sooner date to stop all these comments on BCCI.

 

[Owzat]

Both Boards need to support it.

That is a big problem, in fact it's just plain stupid. Any board can decide to veto it every series in which they're involved and that is damaging for the concept. It could become a focal point on why a series was won or lost, it may not be perfect but I think the BCCI are being silly.

What the ICC should do is have an "all or nothing" vote, all TEN boards vote for its continued use and if it doesn't get a 7-3 or better majority then it is put aside until another vote in say 12 months time. It's had its trial period, had positive feedback and sides seem to have got over their initial stupid use of it and it has settled down into an accepted part of the game - except by BCCI

 

[cricket_icon]

yes. I believe that the home board should have the right to implement the UDRS, or not. It should be solely up to them. Ideally the ICC should step in and make it a must.

 

[War]

I was eagerly looking forward to seeing what the ECB would do about this. But like cricket SA last in January, they have bowed to the BCCI wishes without any fight. This is just another shocking example of the bully ism that is the BCCI.