{"id":141689,"date":"2024-05-02T14:31:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T21:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=141689"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T21:31:52","slug":"dhoni-review-system-a-misnomer-to-mislead-the-cricket-world-when-all-evidence-points-to-drs-as-a-sri-lankan-invention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2024\/05\/02\/dhoni-review-system-a-misnomer-to-mislead-the-cricket-world-when-all-evidence-points-to-drs-as-a-sri-lankan-invention\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Dhoni Review System’: A misnomer to mislead the cricket world when all evidence points to DRS as a Sri Lankan invention"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cricket Observer<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/dhoni-review-system-ms-dhonis-knack-on-drs-delivers-again-in-lsg-vs-csk-clash\/articleshow\/109547130.cms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Decision Review System ( DRS ) is a Sri Lankan achievement.  Invented by a Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna and originally termed ‘ Player Referral ‘ it has transformed the game of cricket beyond imagination, by empowering dissatisfied players to appeal against wrong decisions of the on – field umpire.   This revolutionary change in the adjudicatory mechanism of cricket has resulted in a higher rate of accurate decision making by umpires and in turn lessening tension between cricket playing nations which in the previous era were at each others throats sometimes because of umpiring errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The failure of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports to fight for Justice with the ICC on behalf of a Sri Lankan rightfully claiming authorship \/ ownership of DRS has unfortunately led to third parties i.e. foreigners, who had no involvement in the inventing of this concept to fill the void by claiming honours for themselves over a Sri Lankan innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deafening silence of SLC ( not even an inquiry by the ICC has been demanded ) and other relevant Sri Lankan sports departments, on DRS ownership is tantamount to a  betrayal of Sri Lanka at the highest level of the game of cricket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a sad reflection of the mindset that governs cricket in Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cricket Observer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

see<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Eershiyawa\u201d (Jealousy) blocking Senaka Weeraratna and Sri Lanka from gaining credit for the invention of DRS?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
Is \u201cEershiyawa\u201d (Jealousy) blocking Senaka Weeraratna and Sri Lanka from gaining credit for the invention of DRS?<\/a><\/blockquote>