DRS now mandatory for all Tests and ODIs

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http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/520913.htm Im glad the drama is finally over. Looks like BCCI got its way, the ball tracking technology that they hate is NOT a mandatory part of the DRS anymore.

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I cannot understand this strange decision by ICC.

Edges being wrong were a rarity. LBWs were always the major problem.

Hawk-Eye ball-tracker is an important part of DRS esp. for line decisions like LBW. I understand the hesitation behind not using Hawk-Eye for the "*predicted"* path aspect. However, the hawk-eye is pretty much always accurate on where the ball pitched and whether it hit the batsman in line.

So if the ball pitches outside leg stump, a batsman cannot refer the LBW decision?.....Great. The only thing that can now be checked (with hot spot) is whether or not the ball hit the bat before hitting the pad

The ICC's chief executives' committee has unanimously agreed to make a modified version of the Decision Review System (DRS) mandatory in all international matches. The mandatory terms and conditions for the DRS that have now been recommended to the Executive Board for approval on Tuesday will now consist of "thermal imaging" and "sound technology" with the "ball-tracker" having been removed from the ICC's original compulsory list of DRS technologies.

This means that India will, for the first time since 2008, be agreeable to using the DRS in a bilateral series when it tours England from July onwards.

However the DRS used in the England-India series will be without the Hawk-Eye ball-tracker which means line decisions for lbw appeals cannot be referred. For example, if the ball pitches outside leg stump and the batsman is given out lbw, the lack of ball-tracking technology means he cannot question the decision. On the other hand, if a batsman is given out lbw and he thinks there is an inside-edge involved, he can get the decision reviewed since Hot Spot can resolve whether there is an edge.

Hot Spot, the "thermal imaging" technology now available and made mandatory in the DRS, will mostly be used for close-in catches and edges.

The committee also decided that the continued use of the ball-tracking technology as a decision-making aid, will depend on the bilateral arrangement between the participating teams.

A decision about how the cost of using the DRS technology would be divided will be taken later. Last week, BCCI vice-president Niranjan Shah had said that the cost of using the DRS was as high as $60,000 per match. According to the ICC, however, that figure is close to $5000 per day, with a maximum of $25,000 being spent on DRS per Test.

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I guess Hawk Eye could be used in all the series except India and the only thing that will force BCCI to shift it's position is if Indian batsmen get a bucket load of LBW howlers against them

Give Indians Harper, Asoka and Doctrove in every series They will accept Hawk-Eye eventually

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Indians forget that their bacon was saved by hawk eye in the world cup semis when tendi survived the lbw shout.

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^^Thats the reason. we dont eat bacon :snooty:

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I thought it was us who dont eat bacon. :smiley:

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Lol it reminds me of an incident in louisiana back in my school days. once a redneck explained me that if god didnt want us to eat pig then why did he make the out of bacon :D

PS. seriously , you didnt know?

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okay let me get this straight. No more LBW referrals or etc? someone please translate it for me :halo:

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The ICC decision only affects series involving India. i.e. There will be no Hawk-Eye technology (as both boards need to agree) during the forthcoming England-India series.

Players won't be able to challenge LBW decisions if they felt the ball pitched outside leg stump or was going to miss the stumps. No Hawk-Eye means no line referrals. They would however still be able to challenge LBWs if in their opinion the ball hit the bat first and then the pad as Hot Spot technology is still available

Since all the other boards seem to have no problems with ball-tracking technology, I expect to see both Hawk-Eye and Hot Spot used in other bilateral series

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I don't think this decision is for Indian games only. It seems like a universal rule for ALL ODIs and tests..

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hum to bhool gaye

aap kab bhoologe? haha

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Not mandatory does not mean Hawk-Eye won't ever be part of DRS. The bottom line is both boards must agree to this technology before it can be used in any future bilateral series

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Ahh I see.. so you mean this confirming and talks between boards for each series will continue.. just that now they HAVE to use the minimum DRS.. with Hawk-eye being up for debate..

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Yeah Hot Spot is mandatory in all matches from now on. As for Hawk-Eye it will be upto the two concerned boards to decide if they want to use it

Hawk-Eye won't be part of tri-lateral or multinational tournaments involving India for sure. You cannot have a world cup where Hawk-Eye is in place in non-India games but not part of India games...lol

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This is stupid. As much as this hawkeye hurt us (with THAT lbw decision) I still believe its a useful technoogy! :bummer:

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BCCI is being plain stupid about this, but then thats not new for them :D