Once upon a time, Indian cricket did not accept the concept of Umpire Decision Review System. However, the times have changed now. India not only plays international matches with DRS facility, but the IPL matches also have DRS facility available. Now, the BCCI has made a change to the DRS rule.
In case you didn’t know, there is a system named the Decision Review System, wherein a team can challenge the decision made by the on-field umpire. Mostly, the teams use it for the LBW and caught behind dismissals. Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni has achieved mastery in using the DRS. Most fans know that when Dhoni signals for a DRS, the decision will be overturned.
Speaking of DRS in IPL, the BCCI has decided to change the number of reviews for each team. Previously, each franchise received one review per innings. Now, the number has gone up to two. A team can take as many reviews as they want, considering that all are successful. If the umpire’s call rules the decision in the on-field umpire’s favor then also the review is retained.
A team loses one of its reviews in case they take one for an LBW, and one of the three points show the green signal instead of red or yellow. Also, for a caught behind review, if there is no connection between bat and ball, the team loses its review. Here’s what BCCI informed teams about the change in DRS rules, as reported by Cricbuzz:
“In each innings, the number of reviews have been increased from one to two.”
Along with DRS, the BCCI made a few more changes to IPL rules
One more change made by BCCI was about the Super Over rule. Apart from that, BCCI also changed the rule for change of strike after catch, following the MCC’s recommendation for international cricket.
“Upon a catch dismissal, irrespective of whether the batsmen have crossed or not the incoming batsman will take the strike, except if it’s the last ball of the over,” the new rule states.
