Controversial DRS likely to make debut in 2011 World Cup

The controversial Decision Review System, being trialled in the five-day format by International Cricket Council in select Test series, could make its appearance in limited overs cricket from the 2011 World Cup in the sub-continent.

Broadcasters, Member Boards and technology providers involved in the recent Test series that used the DRS were all of the view that in spite of teething problems the system had been a success, the ICC's April news letter said.
    
According to the newsletter, it was recommended by many that the DRS be retained for all future Test series and also be considered for ODI cricket, particularly in the 2011 World Cup.
    
The DRS, in which decisions by on-field umpires are referred to the third umpire who uses technological help to find out the correctness of these verdicts, has been declared as not fool-proof by some top current players.
    
The ICC had conducted a two-day workshop in Dubai last month to "further explore ways to finesse the DRS," the newsletter said.
    
It was found out that players who had asked for reviews were proved to be correct only 26 per cent of the time while in the vast majority of reviews the on-field umpire was proved correct, it said.