Tendulkar doubts 'consistency' of DRS
NEW DELHI, June 17, 2011 (AFP) - Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar
has defended India's refusal to use the Umpire Decision Review System
(DRS) during an upcoming tour of England, saying it needed to be more
consistent.
"I am not against DRS, but I feel it will be more effective with the
support of the Snickometer and Hot Spot technology. This will give more
consistent results," Tendulkar was quoted as saying by the cricinfo
website Friday.
DRS, which allows teams to challenge the umpire's on-field decisions,
has been accepted by most of cricket's leading nations and was in use at
the recent World Cup, which was co-hosted and won by India.
India, however, have been against the system from the time it was
used on a trial basis in their series against Sri Lanka in 2008.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently called for DRS to be
used across all formats but India have maintained their stance, refusing
to accept it for their tour of England starting next month.
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