Abandoning its rigid stand on technology, the BCCI today agreed to the mandatory use of the controversial Decision Review System in a modified version in all international matches at the ongoing ICC Annual Conference.
By Frankie Taggart Cricket's governing body began its annual conference on Sunday with all eyes on controversial proposals to scrap its rotating presidency and bar non-Test playing nations from the next World Cup.
By Frankie Taggart
Cricket's governing body began its annual conference on Sunday with all eyes on controversial proposals to scrap its rotating presidency and bar non-Test playing nations from the next World Cup.
Former ICC president David Morgan is game with the idea of changing the constituition of cricket's governing body in order to do away with the rotation policy for appointing its president provided the "best man for the job is selected."
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will support the implementation of the Umpires Decision Review System but oppose the proposal to end the rotational policy with regard to Presidency at the ICC meeting starting in Hong Kong on Monday.
The usage of controversial Decision Review System in all Test and ODI matches and the proposal to end the rotational policy in the appointment of ICC Presidents post 2015 will top the agenda in the annual conference of the world body beginning on Sunday in Hong Kong.
Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi says it is "nonsense" to let BCCI dictate terms on the usage of Decision Review System and the ICC should ignore the Indian Board's rejection to make DRS mandatory in every international series.
Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar is not against the controversial Decision Review System but wants it to be combined with technologies such as Snickometer and Hot Spot for consistency.
There has been no attempt by India to convince the rest of the world of their view point on UDRS.
Umpires need to be made as much a ‘playing’ part of the game as the players.
After staging the final of its premier domestic tournament under lights early this year, the Pakistan Cricket Board is now backing the ICC's idea to introduce day/night Test matches.