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In reply to natty_forever

I will not get into the debate as to the consistency of DRS.

I will say quite simply however, that it has been more good than bad.

Kholi is just scapegoating.

In reply to natty_forever

And yet he never complained while he was making how many tons on a trot.

The other day DRS showed a delivery pitching outside leg stump when it pitched on off-stump. If I'm not mistaken.

In reply to Devin

you are mistaken.

In reply to sudden

When India voiced their concerns about the competency of DRS, there was all types of condemnation then.

W'appen now?

the biggest crock is when they review, and then say umpire's call. Why review then, if you will stick with umpire's call when the batsman is clearly out?

Yeah, allyuh talk nah!!!!

In reply to runout

Apparently you don't understand the review process

In reply to runout … "degrees of freedom"

In reply to InHindsight

Apparently you don't see the flaw in the review process.

In reply to InHindsight

Looks like your hindsight is missing the flaws re the DRS system.

The review process is flawed when a batsman is given NOT OUT for a LBW decision where the ball is a legal delivery pitching between wicket and wicket and would have removed the bails whether clipping the stumps at the side or at the top.

If the umpire says not out and it is reviewed, the decision stays as not out.

If the decision is OUT with the exact same scenario and it is reviewed, the decision remains as out.

When it comes to the laws of cricket, there is something fundamentally wrong with that reasoning.

DRS is becoming a useless tool in applying the laws of the game. Why have DRS if a batsman who clearly hits the ball into his pads is given out LBW but cannot review the wrong decision because there are no more reviews available to the batting side.

We can go on and on with this vexing DRS problem. The batsman clearly nicks a ball and is caught behind. The umpire says not out. The fielding side cannot review because no more reviews are available to them.

Why have DRS if this nonsense is going to be happening in every match. It makes no sense.

I will not fault Virat's opinion about this flawed system.

… new unwritten law, benefit now goes to the umpire.

Well lets forget the DRS and revert back to blatant cheating. India will like that.

In reply to Ridge

Oops...so India likes blatant cheating?

For many it is DRS or bust. If you are using technology, then use it judiciously, not capriciously.

A man can be dead out but because you can't review he is not out. Isn't that the same as cheating?

In reply to runout … no. as the amount of reviews were stated well in advance.

In reply to sudden

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It was pitching on middle and hitting middle, while DRS showed it just pitching on leg. The video is in the article. I only heard about this after the match.

In reply to Devin

… sounds a little off, as is one camera for DRS and one for your replays that showed it pitching on middle?

In reply to natty_forever

Correct

In reply to runout

With technology there comes the quality of the user, his or her Bias and also the technical glitches.

1. I am not sure what system is there to ensure that the one who handles the technology is using it right? The case with Finch's dismissal is that while the ball pitched in middle and hit the stumps the ball tracking showed that it pitches on Leg Stump and hit the stumps. While the decision is not impacted the flaw was clear. Who is responsible for the flaw and how would the media partners be validated?

2. With regard to Ashton Turners wicket, there was an obvious technical glitch. Anyone who has worked wiht tech would know that it happens and as long as the frequency is negligible, like in DRS the technology cannot be questioned.

My Take with DRS is

1. It has really helped in removing many many howlers and there is no reason to stay out of DRS.

2. Umpires call needs to go out. It has to be Out or Not out with regard to LBWs.

In reply to Pacy

With you here bro. No complaints. However they should use DRS judiciously.

Fix the flaws in implementing decision making. Review should be expedited.

In reply to sudden

where you got this mooo-mooo from

India, please invent robots to do the reviews.