The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday has given it’s green signal to deploy the DRS in the upcoming test series against England starting from November 9.
BCCI President Anurag Thakur, who was present throughout the presentation stated, “We are happy to note that Hawkeye has institutionalised all the recommendations made by BCCI, and we confirm that this improved version of DRS will be used on a trial basis during the forthcoming series against England and based on the performance of the system and the feedback that we will receive.”
In the meeting with the ICC and the Hawkeye officials, the improvements made to the system were further evaluated by the BCCI team, who were satisfied that most of the concerns and suggestions that were expressed by BCCI over a period of time, were addressed to a significant extent.
The changes include introduction of ultramotion cameras which will help in predicting the path of the ball more accurately.
Also on the recommendation of the BCCI, additional cameras have been installed so that there is redundancy and also provide 100% reliable spin vision for DRS.
“With MIT endorsing the enhancements made in the system on the basis of recommendations made by the BCCI, we are convinced that such technology should be utilised in supporting correct decision making.
While recognising that improvements in technology are ongoing, BCCI will continue to include any and all such path breaking interventions, to further the cause of the sport”, said BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke.
