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BCCI to implement DRS on trial basis in India-England series

CRICKET-IND-NZL (Representative image) Indian team in Indore Test series vs New Zealand

 

The Board of control for Cricket in India(BCCI) confirmed that the Decision Review System(DRS), which they steadfastly opposed earlier, would be put to use in the forthcoming India -England series at home, albeit on a trial basis. “The BCCI will deploy the Decision Review System in the upcoming series between India and England, starting on November, on a trial basis to evaluate the improvements made to the system over a period of time,” a statement issued by BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke said.

The decision was taken after officials of Hawk Eye -- the company approved by International Cricket Council  which uses the hot spot technology in international matches -- made a presentation to the Indian cricket Board on Wednesday in the presence of ICC General Manager-Cricket Geoff Allardyce. 

“In the meeting with the ICC and the Hawkeye officials, the improvements made to the system were further evaluated by the BCCI team. They were satisfied that most of the concerns and suggestions that were expressed by BCCI over a period of time were addressed to a significant extent,” Shirke's statement further stated. 

Apart from being unconvinced over the accuracy of the technology when it was first introduced, BCCI also had issues regarding the funding behind the technology- the home boards or the broadcaster? Many boards like West Indies and Zimbabwe do not have that kind of money . In ICC events, the international body funds the technology costs.With additional cameras being installed for 100% reliable spin version, it appears that the BCCI has reached an agreement with its broadcaster. 

Anurag Thakur, president of BCCI, who was present throughout the presentation, stated, “We are happy to note that Hawkeye has institutionalised all the recommendations made by BCCI, and we confirm that this improved version of DRS will be used on a trial basis during the forthcoming series against England. Based on the performance of the system and the feedback that we receive, further continuation will be decided upon. We recognise the enhanced role of technology in sport and BCCI will lead such initiatives in coming days, thus enriching the viewer experience."  

The significant changes, which have been effected, include: 

The introduction of ultra-motion cameras will address issues with regard to calculating the predictive path, which allows the ball tracking to be more accurate.

Manual intervention to set the impact point has been controlled by the introduction of the ‘Ultra edge’, which was approved by MIT and will help in determining the frame of impact.

Ultraedge also ensures that post-impact, balls do not affect the predicted path or impact point and hence accuracy will be improved.

Earlier, there was a possibility that the operator would have missed a delivery, hence affecting an LBW appeal. Now, Hawkeye has developed the technology to record and save all images so that the images can be rewound and replayed, in case an operator fails to arm the tracking system.

Based on the recommendation from BCCI, additional cameras have been installed so that there is redundancy, which  helps provide 100% reliable spin vision for DRS.

The MIT endorsement is what seems to have clinched the verdict for BCCI. India's chief national coach Anil Kumble was the head of the ICC ,when it decided to conduct advanced tests at MIT.  

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