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UDRS controversy
Sun, December 17 2017
England take DRS-Mark Stoneman controversy to ICC
England have made an official complaint about the DRS controversy during the third Ashes Test to ICC.
Sat, November 28 2015
Australia vs New Zealand 2015 series shows DRS is not faulty; the need is for efficient operators and interpreters
The first pink ball Test left many pink faces around — some in anger and some in embarrassment.
Mon, May 11 2015
Should there be room for human errors by umpires?
The technological revolution in Cricket and Football.
Sat, August 24 2013
Greg Chappell feels DRS is making cricket look clumsy
Former Australia skipper and batting great Greg Chappell on Saturday said that the Decision Review System (DRS) has not helped cricket get rid of howlers.
Sun, August 04 2013
ICC to introduce DRS for DRS to minimise third umpire howlers!
After Kumar Dharmasena, the third umpire in the ongoing third Ashes Test at Old Trafford failed to see the yawning two-and-a-half-mile gap between bat and ball even in super-slow mo while reviewing Usman Khawaja’s erroneous dismissal, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to institute a Decision Review System (DRS) for DRS to minimise not just on-field umpiring errors but also third umpire howlers.
Thu, July 18 2013
BCCI have good reasons to oppose DRS: Dave Richardson
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does "have its own reasons" for opposing the controversial Decision Review System (DRS), according to International Cricket Council's (ICC) Chief Executive Dave Richardson who admitted that the DRS technology was not foolproof yet.
Thu, May 09 2013
International Cricket Council urged to investigate vote on players’ representative
Australia's Tim May, ousted from an International Cricket Council panel amid allegations of pressure from India, says it is time someone "stood up to the cancer of stand-over tactics" that define the governing body.
Wed, May 08 2013
Australian players’ union calls ICC “most ineffective governing body in world sport”
Fuming after former Indian spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Australian players' union has called the ICC the "most ineffective governing body in world sport".
Fri, September 12 2014
BCCI showing traits of mafia organisations; could be hurtling towards self-destruction
If the bans on the 30 English cricketers had not been enough, the BCCI has continued to deny journalistic privileges to members of the foreign media in further demonstrations of flagrant arrogance and monopoly. Arunabha Sengupta relates how the traits are remarkably similar to other mafia organisations.
Sat, February 09 2013
BCCI – flexing its muscle to its advantage
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a history of raising the stakes when they perceive injustice against them. When Sachin Tendulkar was charged with ball tampering, the BCCI threatened to pull out of the tour unless the 'racist' match referee was removed. Eventually the official Test was called off. The game that took place at Centurion was not an official Test.