Dubious rules can turn match upside down

The IPL match between RCB and MI that was marred by a no-ball controversy in the penultimate delivery offered ICC a golden chance to address the issue that could appear as even bigger controversy in World Cup.

Hyderabad: In every system, there are some loopholes. Decision Review System or the DRS is no different. Every game of the sport, nowadays, is turning towards technologies considering the fact that what humans can't do technology can solve that within seconds.

It is true that science and technology have developed to a tremendous extent. But...... question arises, "Can we blindly rely upon it?" The answer worth multi-million dollars.

Yes, some problems and the doubts have been answered by technologies but still, there are some inadequacies that put it under the scanner.

Technologies are applicable not only in cricket but also in all games within the domain of sports.

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With IPL is grabbing limelight and cricket is one of the prominent sports that is highly reliant on technologies, let's focus on it.

Decisions of DRS can be a boon as well as a banefor a team. A team can breathe a sigh of relief as well as can shed tears over a decision.

For instance, in an important match, the grand finale of a World Cup is going on with two runs required off the final delivery, the batsman gets an inside edge or the ball touches the pad and it races to the boundary , in the meantime, the fielding team appeals for a leg before and the umpire raises his finger.

The batsman took to DRS and the video replays show that the batsman can't be given out.

Here come the ICC rules into play. As per the ICC laws the batting team, here, will finish on the receiving end losing the match by a run.

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Now, the question arises, the batter is saved but immediately after the on-field umpire raises his finger the ball is dead as per the rules of the game and now what will happen to those required runs to win the match? To the fact that the ball has crossed the boundary ropes. Why those runs won't be counted?

The pendulum of the match can swing to the opposite end due to this weird rule.

The world cup is knocking at the door.

The IPL match between RCB and MI that was marred by a no-ball controversy in the penultimate delivery offered ICC a golden chance to address the issue that could appear as even bigger controversy in cricket's mega tournament begins on May 30 in England and Wales.

Now it is time for the ICC to answer this crucial question.