Indian cricket officials have written to the International Cricket Council slamming the decision review system used at the World Cup.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India hit out after team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had questioned the system following the tie against England on Sunday.
India thought they had dismissed Ian Bell via a review but the batsman survived after it was shown that the ball had struck his pad too far down the wicket.
And BCCI honorary secretary N Srinivasan believes that the technology used in the system still cannot be fully relied on.
“The inadequacy of the UDRS has been exposed in the CWC 2011,” he wrote in the letter.
“The group stage match between India and England was a case in point which clearly brought out the inadequacy of the system.
Technology
“ICC in consultation with Hawk Eye formed playing conditions which specifies when the umpire can rely on Hawk Eye and when he cannot.
“This itself is an admission on the question of reliability of the system including ball tracking technology.”
ICC general manager Dave Richardson said that Dhoni, who complained of the “adulteration” of technology, would not have criticised the system had he understood the rules.
Srinivasan also wrote: “BCCI takes strong objection to Mr David Richardson criticising the Indian captain MS Dhoni. Mr. Richardson’s comment that the Indian captain should know the rule is out of place.
“The Indian captain only highlighted the inadequacy of the system and rightly so. It was there for the world to see.
“For an ICC representative to criticise a player for his post match press conference while the World Cup is being played is tantamount to pressurising the player. Mr Richardson has no right to do so.
“BCCI has strong reservations about the statement made by Mr Richardson. He should be instructed not to react in this fashion.”
