Ian Chappell: Compromises won't benefit cricket
The ICC's decision over the DRS was a compromise to keep 'everyone' happy rather than something based on what is best for the game, says Ian Chappell, writing in Mid Day
Nikita Bastian
25-Feb-2013
The ICC's decision over the DRS was a compromise to keep 'everyone' happy rather than something based on what is best for the game, says Ian Chappell, writing in Mid Day. The influential Indian board, says Chappell, should have pushed for genuine improvements.
The BCCI or at least some of their senior players are right to have reservations about the ball tracking system and other technologies previously used in reviewing decisions. They are occasionally flawed and in some cases involve a human hand in arriving at their conclusion. However, instead of tinkering at the fringes with the DRS the BCCI should have pushed for genuine improvements.
The DRS should be totally under the control of the ICC and not provided by the television network covering the series. The current situation compromises the whole system. And while they were at it the BCCI should have had the DRS placed in the hands of the umpires to review blatant mistakes. That way, it wouldn’t be used as much as a tactic by the players, as a review system.
Nikita Bastian is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo