Former India captain and ICC match referee Gundappa Vishwanath reckons the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) should either be scrapped totally, or used in every Test series
Former India captain and ICC match referee Gundappa Vishwanath reckons the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) should either be scrappedu00a0 totally, or used in every Test series.
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| The Indian team awaits a decision. Pic/AFP |
Cricket South Africa (CSA) is persuading the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to accept the UDRS for the three-Test series between South Africa and India in December.
It remains uncertain if India will accept the proposal. However, the system will be in place during the highly-anticipated Ashes series that begins in November.
"There should be uniformity in the system, just like in playing conditions or rules of cricket. ICC must ensure it is mandatory, to either have it or not," Vishwanath told MiD DAY.
The Indian batting legend felt the lack of technology is not a valid excuse for not implementing UDRS. "If boards are reluctant to spend money, then ICC must step in and do something. Also, most teams are saying they don't want the system and not because technology is not in place.u00a0u00a0
"I believe most broadcasters have the required technology in place. Now, it's a matter of players and boards accepting the system. There's no point in delaying it," he said.
What the umpires like about UDRS is that they will continue with their job as normal and the system will not make them redundant in any way.
Ironically, it was the controversial Sydney Test in 2007-08 that propelled the ICC to introduce the UDRS.
Today, it is India that continues to oppose the system.
