BCCI Remains Opposed to Mandatory Video Technology

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) remains opposed to mandatory video technology despite backing for the system from the sport’s leading bodies.

Indian officials said their stance was ”unchanged” despite a recommendation for the technology to be compulsory in all tests and one-day internationals.

”The BCCI continues to believe that the system is not foolproof,” a BCCI statement said.

”The board also sticks to its view that the decision on whether or not to use the Decision Review System (DRS) for a particular series should be left to the boards involved in that series.”

India, which accounts for a vast share of global cricket revenues, has been suspicious of DRS since it was trialled during the 2008 test series with Sri Lanka,

But most major cricketing nations, such as England and Australia, support the system.

The recommendation for mandatory DRS, made by the chief executives’ committee of the International Cricket Council, will be considered by the body’s board at a meeting over the next two days.{jcomments on}