Decision Review System

Out if all the engineering fields Software is the least developed field .Thats why behind any major break down there is a software failure.

The recent controversy regarding Decision Review System are actually the consequences of this fact only. Those who are favoring DRS had actually shown their faith in technology to reduce the chances of getting wrong decisions through human error .While the reason the others are not supporting it including the richest board of Cricket BCCI is , they don’t want to increase more complications in the game until the technology used to correct the human error is hundred percent conclusive.

The concept of DRS was meant to assist the umpires ,that’s why we are having a limit of how many decisions can be reviewed by the players. However this logical concept has resulted in many controversies of wrong decisions , poor umpiring and players making mistakes in deciding when to take review and when not to. A few years back before the introduction of DRS , umpiring in Cricket had touched new heights and we had got best of the decision from best umpire award winners like Simon Taufel , Billy Bowden , Kumar Dharmasena .But there is alarming drop in the standard of umpiring also ,because of the pressure created by this Decision Review System.

The solution to this problem is that all decisions should solely remain in the hands of the umpires. If the umpires in the middle are not sure about an appeal, they can review it, and the third umpire will hopefully make the right decision . If the umpires in the middle make a wrong call , the third umpire can step in. The third umpires should be able to review it , and change the decision. This will make the players out of the decision making process and the game will continue to retain its fairness up to every ones satisfaction.    

Walking And Not Walking In Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar didn’t waited for umpires decision and choose to walk , the whole crowd has given him a standing ovation.

Sachin Tendulkar didn’t choose to walk  although he was out and waited for umpires decision.

Sachin Tendulkar has to walk  although he knew he was not out because umpire has given him out .

Stuart Broad didn’t choose to walk although he was out and waited for umpires decision and stayed their after being given not out .

Batsman don’t walk because no body does !!!

Cricket is a game which is being played with some strict set of rules .Umpire play a vital role in taking the on field decisions and hence their decision is considered to be final ,of course  before the introduction of DRS. As per the rule people walk because they can and have to walk when umpire raises the finger irrespective of what they think .While nodding your head in disgust or any exchange of words with umpire or any ungentle behavior when umpire has given you out led to have a disciplinary action against you  ,at the same time simply not obeying the umpires decision of  not out and choosing to walk comes under spirit of cricket .Now lets talk it from bowlers perspective while too much of appealing makes you eligible to be fined ,at the same time it is must to appeal to get a out decision. We have some rarest of rare cases in the history of cricket when fielding side decided to take away their appeal just to keep alive the spirit of cricket ,otherwise ,they just try their luck every time to make umpires point their fingers towards sky because that’s the rule .Yes, a fielding side can appeal even if they know that batsman is not out just to impress and create pressure on the umpires .

So if we are strictly following all other rules of  cricket  ,than accepting the umpires decision and choosing not to walk should also not be criticized although it may not come under spirit of cricket .If we keep aside the validity of DRS but introduction of DRS is a clear indication that decisions given by umpires are not correct always.