The Surfer

Don't let DRS ruin on-field umpires

In the Hindu, Greg Chappell writes that if the DRS is to correct the howlers, the current system itself needs to be reviewed

In the Hindu, Greg Chappell writes that if the DRS is to correct the howlers, the current system itself needs to be reviewed. One suggestion is to allow the third umpire to interject if a howler has been made, no matter if all the team reviews have been used. The next problem to be addressed is that of respect for the umpires.

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Since the introduction of the DRS, umpires have lost control of their destiny and much of their self-respect. Umpires will leave the game if they continue to be humiliated by a flawed system. I wouldn't want to stand in the middle for six hours a day for five days just to count the number of balls and to refer decisions to the Third Umpire.