“Annoyed” Warner demands greater transparency with DRS. Australian batsman David Warner, who was wrongly dismissed for a line-ball at the World Cup in India, has demanded that players be given greater access to information regarding the Decision Review System (DRS).
After getting out for eleven runs on Monday in the victory against Sri Lanka, ball-tracking technology confirmed umpire Joel Wilson’s out call, which infuriated Warner.
As he walked out, the left-handed opener slammed his bat against his pad and shouted at Wilson. Warner said that Hawk-Eye, the ball-tracking technology utilized at the World Cup and other International Cricket Council tournaments, was not disclosed to players.
According to the 36-year-old, “I’ve never had Hawk-Eye come in and explain to us how the technology actually works, it’s just for the TV,” a Cricket Australia website reported.
“We might (choose) not to refer or to refer at times if they could come in and explain how it works.
“In England, the ball bounces and it actually moves once it’s bounced, not just off the seam but in the air it can move,” he stated.
When Warner was dismissed for LBW by the Sri Lankans, Hawk-Eye captured the ball striking his leg stump, resulting in a “umpire’s call” decision.
Warner claimed that the replay that was displayed on the Lucknow stadium’s large screen did not correspond with what he observed.
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Wilson stated that the ball was swinging back, so to his credit, he was given the option if he believes that.
However, you become a little bit irritated when you watch the replay of how it happened; that’s beyond our control. “I just sprayed out loud in frustration pretty much just (to) myself.”
After taking four wickets in the victory over Sri Lanka, teammate Adam Zampa refrained from criticizing the DRS after reaping its benefits with a leg before wicket dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama.
“We had that lbw off my bowling that went our way as well so I’m not going to try and judge DRS on what it does, I just let technology do its thing,” the spinner remarked.
Australia, the five-time champions, will play Pakistan on Friday in Bengaluru as part of their group stage match.
