Despite the numerous flaws and confusion that has come from the controversial technology during the ongoing Ashes series in England, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has continued its unwavering support to the system.
BCCI’s president-in-exile N Srinivasan’s opposition to DRS was one of the main reasons why the ICC failed to make it mandatory in all bilateral series. Moreover, when Indian players voted against the use of the DRS when the technology was first ever featured in Team India’s Test series in 2008, the board backed the players.
Dalmiya was quoted by ESPNCricinfo as saying: “We will accept DRS when technology is foolproof. There’s nothing in between. Full stop.
Comparing the DRS to another terribly confusing system, the Duckworth-Lewis method, Dalmiya added: “Let them come up with a system which is 100% correct. They couldn’t fix the Duckworth-Lewis problem in 15 years, what guarantee do we have about an error-free DRS? The Duckworth-Lewis method is beyond most of the players and administrators, let alone the common fans. I am still trying to figure out how a team total is increased on the basis of projection. The whole process is very complicated and confusing. And rather than solving the riddle, DRS creates more confusion in its present form.”
The 73-year-old cricket administrator revealed that he expected some sort of criticism from other members, with regards to the DRS issue, at ICC’s annual conference earlier in the year but was surprised to find no one who opposed his stand.
“Before going to the ICC meeting I was a bit iffy as I was told by some quarters that India would be completely isolated on the DRS issue. But after I was done with my presentation on that day, there was not a single voice of protest,” he concluded.
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