Zoom News : Mar 24, 2021, 08:29 PM
Cricket: Despite the opposition of Team India captain Virat Kohli to the 'umpires call' rule in international cricket, the Cricket Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has recommended the DRS 'umpires call' rule to be upheld. This recommendation will be presented in the scheduled annual meeting of the ICC Chief Executive Committee next week. According to the information, in the annual meeting of the Cricket Committee held in early March, the committee members had emphasized to better explain the rules of umpires' call and its operation to all stakeholders of cricket including players and fans.The Indian captain paused in a statement in Pune on Monday, saying that the umpires call rule should be removed from the game, but he also said that this rule needs to be refocused, because it is much more Conflicts are brewing. According to him, there should be no debate as to how much the ball will hit the stumps. Virat had said, 'I have been playing cricket ever since there was no DRS. If the umpire has made a decision whether the batsman likes it or not, it remains and if the umpire gives a notout to someone, then it does not matter whether he is by a small margin or not. From the perspective of common understanding of cricket, I do not think there should be any debate on this. If the ball is coming out touching the stumps, then the batsman must be out. Whether you like it or not.The cricket committee, led by former Indian captain Anil Kumble and former international captains like Andrew Strauss, Rahul Dravid, Mahela Jayawardene and Shaun Pollock, with match referee Ranjan Madugalle, umpires Richard Illingworth and Mickey Arthur, has other match officials, broadcasters and ball-tracking Technology technology has received suggestions from Hawk-Eye and after a bit of debate, the committee has decided that the umpire call rule should remain, as it has been recognized that ball-tracking technology may not be 100 percent accurate.