The BCCI should wake up and get out of the shackles of money power and run CRICKET professionally. It is as shame getting into controversies without any reason and spoiling the spirit of the game. Ban this set up and organise one from professional cricketers.
The administrators of BCCI are arrogant and unreasonable. They are intoxicated by money power.The World cricket authorities should thwart the designs of BCCI and go ahead with the implementation of DRS.
Worthless sport for non-athletes called cricket and we have coaches and now DRS, etc etc. What does a coach do during matches? All other sports of the world the coach or manager are involved. India stop praising these non-atheltes.
Involving india during the development stage of the software would help cool matters, now, they come with some rubbish and say, you have no choice, take it. Rubbish! Geoffery fits the term this time around aptly.
Involving india during the development stage of the software would help cool matters, now, they come with some rubbish and say, you have no choice, take it. Rubbish! Geoffery fits the term this time around aptly.
If anyone knows a little bit of math and software engineering, he will not have any faith in DRS. It is a black box. No one knows how the software predicts the path of the ball. There are many factors that can affect the path of the ball after it hit the ground, e.g., wind speed, whether it hit on the seam or not, whether it was spinning or not, soil condition, etc. How many of them are taken into account in the software? Has it been tested in different situations to see how much close the prediction is with the actual path? If yes where is the verification data? What is the reliability? If the system is foolproof I challenge the manufacturer to bring the source code open for review by anybody. Don't keep it as a black box and ask people to blindly believe in it.
Re: DRS
by krishna kanth on Jun 23, 2011 08:20 PM
You are talking about a one off-case of LBW. There are more ways in a match to get out like caught behind etc where the DRS can be used.
Re: DRS
by Preeti Mishra on Jun 23, 2011 08:41 PM
DRS does improve the accuracy if not corrects 100 percent. By denying DRS, you do not allow data to be collected. BCCI has its own right to oppose it, but it should be implemented.
Re: DRS
by rigved dubhashi on Jun 23, 2011 08:39 PM
If anyone knows a little bit of math and software engineering he/she will be in a better position to appreciate the physics and simulation of projectile motion with all environmental factors taken into consideration. Dude when we can pin point a target for a laser guided missile some thousands of miles away why are people finding it so difficult to digest DRS? Or is it just a case of follow your country's cricket board blindly? By the way the DRS company do not have to prove themselves to me or you. No company is going to put their secrets on the highway hoarding. By the way, I haven't met many people who complained about the UDRS when Sachin's crucial LBW decision was overturned in the World cup quarter final against Pakistan. It was much needed then, wasn't it?
Re: Re: DRS
by Syz on Jun 23, 2011 08:45 PM
How are you so sure that the software is as sophisticated as NASA software which tracks satellite or defense agency software? Is there any evidence to support that claim?
Re: Re: Re: DRS
by rigved dubhashi on Jun 23, 2011 09:04 PM
Is there any evidence to claim that an on-field umpire decision was right? I guess none at all.
Re: DRS
by t xz on Jun 23, 2011 08:40 PM
How do you know that the manufacturers have not done this due diligence that you are mentioning? No matter which technology you use, it will never be perfect, so better to use whatever is available. Even if it is not accurate, it is at least consistent for everyone , whereas in manual cases it is subjective and prone to errors
Re: Re: DRS
by Syz on Jun 23, 2011 08:54 PM
What is chance that it will have better probability of giving accurate results compared to in field umpires? I want to know the real facts, the numbers, 90%, 95%, 99% whatever % of reliability. They have not said anything and still just want us to accept it.
Re: Re: Re: DRS
by rigved dubhashi on Jun 23, 2011 09:12 PM
I don't know what you think you are, but whatever decision is taken, it will be regardless of what you think or wish or analyze. Am sure all facts and studies have been presented to the right authorities and you are not one of them.
Re: Re: Re: Re: DRS
by Syz on Jun 23, 2011 09:45 PM
What I think is there is a lack of evidence of that it has better reliability than manual method. If you have any source of information please let me know. If BCCI has that source of information it would not have questioned the validity of the software.
I am loving it. These developed countries, England and Australia can't accept that they are being bullied by the financial might of a "third world country." Go on BCCI. Only accept DRS when its accepted by your players.
"India won't like it, but you can't be run by one country." Some statement that coming from the citizen of a country that occupied by deceit and ruled many countries by force.
...then why the hell did they use it during the World Cup!! It was optional to review an umpire decision and use DRS, we shouldn't have made a single appeal. And for those here talking about knowledge of physics, I think physics has taken us a long way to where we are. Everyone of us has faith in it - planes, cars, appliances you name it and we use it. When space agencies use the same laws of physics to predict a possible impact with an asteroid 30 years from now we put some belief in it. DRS physics is limited to a cricket ball with 22 yards, predicting that is peanuts.
...then why the hell did they use it during the World Cup!! It was optional to review an umpire decision and use DRS, we shouldn't have made a single appeal. And for those here talking about knowledge of physics, I think physics has taken us a long way to where we are. Everyone of us has faith in it - planes, cars, appliances you name it and we use it. When space agencies use the same laws of physics to predict a possible impact with an asteroid 30 years from now we put some belief in it. DRS physics is limited to a cricket ball with 22 yards, predicting that is peanuts.
