Sachin Tendulkar wants “referee call” removed

Hitting the great Sachin Tendulkar has called for the controversial “Referee Call” to be removed entirely so that the LBW in the Decision Review System (DRS) is removed, calling it harsh and unfair to players.

What is the referee’s call?

The “Call of the Arbitrator” is used when the DRS essentially grants the “benefit of the doubt” to the decision on the spot in case of inconclusive technological evidence. So when less than 50% of the ball hits the stumps, excluding bails, according to ball-tracking technology, it’s the referee’s decision. However, the teams do not lose their comments in such a case.

Why is Sachin opposed?

Sachin acknowledges that the concept is flawed and argued that if the ball is hitting the stumps, even marginally, during the DRS ball-tracking segment, it should be disclosed. “One thing I don’t agree with, with the ICC, is the DRS they’ve been using for quite some time. It’s the LBW decision where more than 50% of the ball must hit the stumps for the decision on the field to be The only reason they (the batter or the bowler) have gone up the stairs is because they are not happy with the decision on the field, so when the decision rests with the third referee, let the technology take over, just like in tennis, whether it’s inside or outside, there’s nothing in between, “he said in a video chat with West Indies legend Brian Lara.

What is the analogy of tennis to which Sachin refers?

Sachin was referring to the Hawk Eye that Tennis uses to examine where the ball has landed. But unlike cricket, tennis does not use percentages to determine if the ball is inside or outside.

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