***Official*** DRS discussion thread

[sudhindra9]

Oh Yes. Its great for the game

 

[abmk]

YouTube - Why we now have the third umpire

In fairness to Reporter, it was generally fair to assume Inzi wouldn't have made his ground.

jeez, that's just sad, sad umpiring

 

[Dhoni_fan]

Technology if used properly can improve the calls but right now what we have is a shambles, and UDRS make a mockery of some matches.

Look at Bell last week he was plum but the 2.5 mm rule saw him saved even though as Nasser said I dont care if thats 3.5 mm or 4.5 mm that is plum.

If you have technology then go all out and do it properly what we have now is a miserable compromise and I am against it.

 

[Tendulkar_200*]

Technology if used properly can improve the calls but right now what we have is a shambles, and UDRS make a mockery of some matches.

Look at Bell last week he was plum but the 2.5 mm rule saw him saved even though as Nasser said I dont care if thats 3.5 mm or 4.5 mm that is plum.

If you have technology then go all out and do it properly what we have now is a miserable compromise and I am against it.

I agree. I am not a fan of UDRS because it clearly is prone to error. If it is used it should be used throughout the match, not this 3 review business.

 

[Jarquis]

Not sure where to put this..
Sony buys ball-tracking firm Hawk-Eye

 

[Edged&Taken]

now that the UDRS saved Tendulkar's **** in the semifinal, will the BCCI accept it now?

 

[Jono]

Hopefully.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Yes, fingers crossed.

Since the 2.5m decision against Ian Bell there has been no complaining about the UDRS at all. That was over 3 weeks ago.

The silence is deafening.

 

[biased indian]

the stats of the UDRS are quite interesting even though there was lot of complaints about the quality of umpiring its still the umpires who are wining only around 30% of the total decisions have been reversed so far

 

[Prince EWS]

the stats of the UDRS are quite interesting even though there was lot of complaints about the quality of umpiring its still the umpires who are wining only around 30% of the total decisions have been reversed so far

That's because of all the tactical referring.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

the stats of the UDRS are quite interesting even though there was lot of complaints about the quality of umpiring its still the umpires who are wining only around 30% of the total decisions have been reversed so far

I'd say that's a pretty significant percentage. Or does an umpire only have to get over half his decisions correct to be considered good?

 

[Edged&Taken]

if this is true then .... ?

 

[Daemon]

I'd say that's a pretty significant percentage. Or does an umpire only have to get over half his decisions correct to be considered good?

Thats a misrepresentation of the stats. 30% of the decisions that were referred were overturned. Doesn't say anything about the total percentage of correct decisions by the umpires. Also as PEWS mentioned there were a significant number of tactical referrals.

Personally thought the UDRS, while sometimes stupidly used by teams, was largely successful. Don't think the BCCI will have anything against it now

 

[Howe_zat]

Personally thought the UDRS, while sometimes stupidly used by teams, was largely successful. Don't think the BCCI will have anything against it now

Agreed, this is probably my only niggle with the UDRS right now. Really bugs me to hear commentators say things like "Oh, they've got to refer that, he's their best batsman". Never mind whether you thought it was a poor decision or anything. Then there's the Sehwags, Watsons and Broads that refer every time they're given out.

I really think they ought to find some way of using the technology to get rid of umpiring mistakes without involving the players. I've said it before, ideally, it should be a team of umpires, some on-field and some in the green room, using the tech to make as many right decisions as possible. I can't think of a way to do this though, so I'll settle for the UDRS as it is.

 

[Furball]

Agreed, this is probably my only niggle with the UDRS right now. Really bugs me to hear commentators say things like "Oh, they've got to refer that, he's their best batsman". Never mind whether you thought it was a poor decision or anything. Then there's the Sehwags, Watsons and Broads that refer every time they're given out.

I really think they ought to find some way of using the technology to get rid of umpiring mistakes without involving the players. I've said it before, ideally, it should be a team of umpires, some on-field and some in the green room, using the tech to make as many right decisions as possible. I can't think of a way to do this though, so I'll settle for the UDRS as it is.

Surely the batsman is best placed to refer an lbw decision where he's middled it, or a caught behind where he hasn't hit it?

 

[Spark]

Yeah the problem I see with the "leave it to the umpires mentality" is pretty simple - if he makes a howler such as missing an inside-edge on an LBW, he isn't going to suddenly realise that he's made a howler, is he? He's just going to think he's correct having not seen the edge and give it out anyway.

 

[Jono]

But the third umpire can just say "nah he's actually hit it" couldn't he? On replay?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

So do you have a pause of play after every single appeal so that the third umpire can check?
We don't have the technology yet where we can find these things out instantaneously.

You could imagine the outrage if an edge was discovered 2-3mins after the appeal, yet play had already been continued.

Also, third umpire making decisions means you still have human error.

 

[Howe_zat]

Surely the batsman is best placed to refer an lbw decision where he's middled it, or a caught behind where he hasn't hit it?

So do you have a pause of play after every single appeal so that the third umpire can check?

You could imagine the outrage if an edge was discovered 2-3mins after the appeal, yet play had already been continued.

Also, third umpire making decisions means you still have human error.

Yeah, as I said, I can't really see an umpires-only UDRS being feasible. I don't have a massive problem with it as it stands, I'm just saying that tactical referrals continue to irk me.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

I don't really see the problem with tactical referrals really.

Either the decision gets overturned or you waste a referral.
Even though there are still the likes of Shane Watson who always refer, I think you will find that most teams are getting a lot better at using their referrals. Captains realise if they waste an early referral then it makes the decision of using the last one a lot harder.