Focus is on playing good cricket, DRS comes later: Ajinkya Rahane

Murali Vijay right leads Team India in a run during a training session at Saurashtra CA Stadium in Rajkot yesterday PicBipin TankariaRajkot After staying away from the Decision Review System DRS for so long the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI has finally agreed to use it during the fivematch IndiaEngland Test series starting in Rajkot tomorrow The BCCI was reluctant to use the referral system citing that it wasnrsquot foolproofBut thanks to the fully automated system approved by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT which has cut down on all manual operations the BCCI has agreed to give its goahead for its use in the current seriesKumbles crucial role Team India head coach Anil Kumble who is also the International Cricket Council ICC Cricket Committee chairman too has played a big role in softening Indiarsquos stance on the system ICC general manager Geoff Allardice has praised Kumblersquos role in making India change its stand on DRS recentlyNow as DDay nears DRS has been the talking point in both camps and also among ICC officials ldquoWersquove been discussing about DRS from the last series onwards and we have some plans It is a completely new concept for all of us and we will have to wait and see how it goes We will definitely spend some time discussing DRS how it works and how we should approach it But our main focus is to play good cricket here DRS obviously comes laterrdquo said Team India vicecaptain Ajinkya Rahane yesterdayBut there is a flip side to using these referrals too One must be sure when to use it India had a very bad experience when it was used on a trial basis for the first time against Sri Lanka in their backyard in 2008 The home team on that occasion got most of their referrals right but the Indians were not so luckyldquoThe wicketkeeper plays a very important role in getting it right and as a slip fielder I will also have that role to convey the message to the captain and bowlerrdquo added RahaneDRS was officially launched during New Zealandrsquos home series against Pakistan in 2009 England seamer Stuart Broad said that lsquocommunicationrsquo is very important here and he explained how ldquoWe could have done well during our recent tour of Bangladesh but we wasted a couple decisions You have got to be quite clear with the communication Itrsquos a bit different with the ball spinning in India rather than it seaming and swinging in EnglandldquoSo it is a bit hard to judge I think we are looking for the wicketkeeper and the bowler to make stronger opinions on it and obviously Alastair Cook will take over and go with his gut feeling But I strongly believe that it will play a big part in this seriesrdquo said BroadAjinkya RahaneEnjoyed playing with DRSldquoOne thing is sure you are in the danger of being hit on the path because DRS brings in the opportunity to overturn decisions So I really enjoyed playing with it You get right decisions a lot of the time But I think communication within the team is so vital for itrdquo added BroadMatch referee Ranjan Madugalle as the ICC representative is also leave no stone unturned to ensure everything goes according to script and the BCCI doesnrsquot get another opportunity to cry foul in its usage He was seen educating the technical people who will be in charge of operations on the ground when and how replays should be shown on the giant screens in the stadium