Graeme Pollock, voted South Africa's best cricketer of the 20th century in 2009, has blasted BCCI for yet again raising a red flag for the universal implementation of the DRS. Pollock did not spare the ICC either as he slammed the world governing body of the game for not taking on the financial and administrative responsibility to impose the technology.
Pollock felt the BCCI's continuous rejection of the DRS was mainly due to its unsuitability to Indian batsmen. "It's ridiculous that India have managed to do this on their own, but it does suggest that DRS favours sides that have lots of good batsmen," Pollock said, according to a report in The Indian Express.
Pollock was reacting to BCCI's opposition to the DRS at an ICC board meeting in Kuala Lumpur last week, effectively vetoing the adoption of the system that uses infrared cameras, finely-tuned microphones and ball-tracking devices to aid umpires. "Essentially, the system does not suit India's top six (batsmen). You play differently if you're a batsman, when the review system is in operation," Pollock told the daily 'Business Day'.
Meanwhile a Hindu report says that Chris Gayle smashed his second successive fifty and spinner Sunil Narine claimed four for 12 as West Indies romped to a 61-run victory over New Zealand to win the Twenty20 series 2-0 in Florida. Gayle’s 53 (39b) set up the Caribbean side’s formidable total of 177 for five off 20 overs on Sunday.
Meanwhile Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore wants senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to be included in the preliminary list of 30 probables for the ICC T20 World Cup and has conveyed the message to the selectors. Well informed PCB sources said that Whatmore had sent a request to the national selection committee to consider Misbah again for the T20 format, says a report in The Times Of India.
"Whatmore has requested the selectors from Sri Lanka to include Misbah's name in the T20 World Cup preliminary squad that has to be sent to the ICC this week," one source said.
