One is hot spot which is an expensive way to see if there is heat generated by two objects colliding. The problem is that there are collisions (over 10% of the time) for which the hot spot is not picked up. A batsman who has snicked the ball can be given not out this way or a batsman who has edged the ball onto his pads can be given LBW this way. Its reliability is no better than an elite ICC umpire (about 90%).
Another is ball tracker which uses frames of a ball's trajectory to the batsman to determine what the ball would have done if the ball had not struck the pad. The problem is that the crucial last few meters of the trajectory (especially after the ball bounce) only has 1 or 2 frames so there is a chance that the calculations can be way off so that a LBW is given when it isn't out and vice versa. You should not get fooled by the way the ball's trajectory is shown on the TV screen -- it looks real but it is only a good guess. It is no better than an elite ICC umpire and at times can be quite wrong.
Instead of spending millions and millions of dollars on DRS, let that amount be spent finding and training the best umpires so that they make even less errors.
Re: Indians are cry babies
by Mahesh V on Dec 30, 2011 12:15 AM
Indians will never stop crying about Sydney test bad umpiring, but does not support DRS.
Re: Re: Indians are cry babies
by Baskar Guha on Dec 30, 2011 03:41 PM
DRS is not perfect. Umpires are not perfect. The marriage of the two makes things less perfect.
1. Ball Tracking system is absolutely flaw, how can a technology track the ball height on different pitches, swing/spin movement?
2. Hot spot is s joke, we have seen that in England series. The Hot Spot company itself has admitted that. (it is like taking 20 life jackets in ship of which many has holes which could be identified only that the time of dying)
3. Above that the DRS operator is not part of ICC. the Operator can easily change the course of movement of ball.
4. Finally a team is allowed only 3 referrals, does that means that, if 3 referrals are incorrect then it is OK to have incorrect decisions after that?
If ICC clears all these issues, then BCCI does not have any objection
According to the newspaper, India were also on the receiving end when Zaheer Khan [ Images ] had his lbw appeal against Ricky Ponting [ Images ] rejected.
"Bowling from around the wicket, the left-armer struck Ponting in line, according to Eagle Eye, and would have hit his middle stump three-quarters of the way up. Had Ponting, then on 15, been given out Australia would have slumped to 5-51. Instead, the former captain continued his recent resurgence with a vital 60."
Re: BCCI - Read this carefully
by Baskar Guha on Dec 30, 2011 03:44 PM
Hussey was given out for 0 when he was not out. Indians clearly benefited. It evens out.
Some where down the line should make it mandatory - if BCCI is not interested let them stop playing cicket with international sides and play home grown circusalbiet copied from ICL . BCCI is tupid in stalling it.
Why they are against DRS ? It does not make sense. There might be mistakes with DRS but the no of total mistakes in a match will be less. I think ICC needs to find an umpire who is going to give majority decisions against India and put him there. Then probably BCCI will agree.
Re: What's wrong with BCCI?
by madan menon on Dec 29, 2011 12:50 PM
BCCI stands for bekar country culprits of India they only think ABOUT money nothing else..
Re: BCCI refuses DRS in tri-series
by AHMED MUSHEER on Dec 29, 2011 11:22 AM
World cricket is run by BCCI not ICC, all the board members are old and without knowledge of game running the biggest business house of india,if DRS comes they will lose lot of money from fixers.All results of matches are predetermined before the tour.
Re: Re: BCCI refuses DRS in tri-series
by madan menon on Dec 29, 2011 12:52 PM
if you are saying the truth then how come India lost..? is it fixed..does that means Aussies are useless..? dont think a bakistani..fixing the game by hook or crook
