Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, feels that the new umpire decision review system that will be implemented on a trial basis during the home Test series against India next month should be utilized in a manner that shows respect to the on-field umpires. Jayawardene said he welcomed the trial but admitted that it would place more responsibility on the captains.
“In general, the system will be good for the game as it will reduce the scope for mistakes,” Jayawardene told Cricinfo.
“But you need to do it in a respectful way. The on-field umpires are human, after all. They do make mistakes, just as everybody else does, and we should respect that during the trial. We should be clear that the idea is only to reduce the mistakes.”
The BCCI said that it has agreed to implement the trial for the three-Test series from July 23 to August 12th.
-Lankadissent
“In general, the system will be good for the game as it will reduce the scope for mistakes,” Jayawardene told Cricinfo.
“But you need to do it in a respectful way. The on-field umpires are human, after all. They do make mistakes, just as everybody else does, and we should respect that during the trial. We should be clear that the idea is only to reduce the mistakes.”
The BCCI said that it has agreed to implement the trial for the three-Test series from July 23 to August 12th.
-Lankadissent
