Former British umpire Ian Gould is regarded as one of the most experienced referees in international cricket history. He said goodbye to international cricket as an umpire in 2019 after hosting the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka. He expressed his view on the rule that should be removed from the DRS technology.
DRS is known as a technology-based decision review system. Additionally, players can use it as a review and ask the third umpire to reaffirm the decision given by the on-field umpire. This usually helps to reduce the margin of error when the umpire decides, which can change the match stage. However, this has led to confusion among viewers over the controversial umpire’s call.
Ian Gould opens up on DRS rule
If the former umpire gets his chance, then he wants to remove the umpire’s call from the DRS rule. The umpire’s call comes into play when the on-field official gives him an lbw and calls for a referral after hitting half-ball stumps. “You need to have DRS all over the world. If you do, I’ll take the umpire’s call out,” Englishman Gould told the BBC Radio 5 Lives Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket, Show.
Ian Gould read it earlier, and umpires aren’t a big fan of DRS. As a rule, a batsman can come out and hit the pads, then it is not out. According to him, when he was an umpire in international cricket at that time, seniors felt they were being challenged for their credibility by calling for referrals.
“If a batsman came forward and hit the pad, it was not out. Then all of a sudden, you saw these things in front of you. That’s the hard bit. When I first joined, many senior umpires felt as though they were being shown up, ”he added.
