{"id":153856,"date":"2025-12-26T05:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=153856"},"modified":"2025-12-26T05:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:03:12","slug":"birth-of-drs-revolution-in-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2025\/12\/26\/birth-of-drs-revolution-in-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Birth of DRS &#8211; Revolution in Cricket&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Senaka Weeraratna<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/aimode\/ewDWUDswhElE0OeQc\">https:\/\/share.google\/aimode\/ewDWUDswhElE0OeQc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSr33NAjwCN\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSr33NAjwCN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Instagram post titled &#8220;Birth of DRS &#8211; Revolution in Cricket&#8221; is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a short video reel that discusses the <strong>Decision Review System (DRS)<\/strong>, highlighting its history, how it has transformed the game, and the technology it uses. The post describes the system as a major innovation that has made cricket fairer and eased pressure on umpires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Details from the Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DRS Originator<\/strong>: The post mentions that Sri Lanka&#8217;s <strong>Senaka Weeraratna<\/strong>, a lawyer, is known as the &#8220;father of DRS&#8221; (originally UDRS) and first suggested the player referral system in a letter to an Australian newspaper in 1997.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official Introduction<\/strong>: The formal DRS with player reviews was first trialed in a Test match between <strong>India and Sri Lanka in 2008<\/strong> in Colombo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technological Impact<\/strong>: The post discusses the reliance on various technologies, such as Hawk-Eye (ball-tracking), UltraEdge\/Snickometer (sound analysis), and Hot Spot (infra-red imaging), to ensure accuracy in decisions like LBW and caught-behind appeals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cultural Impact<\/strong>: It notes how the system overturned the long-standing principle that the &#8220;umpire&#8217;s decision was final&#8221; and has since been adopted by other sports like international soccer (VAR) and tennis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MS Dhoni Reference<\/strong>: The post features a common cricket fan sentiment, mentioning that due to his skill in using the reviews, the DRS is often jokingly called the &#8220;<strong>Dhoni Review System<\/strong>&#8220;.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The post suggests that the DRS has fundamentally changed playing styles and tactics, making the game more transparent and reducing obvious errors. For more information, you can watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSr33NAjwCN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Instagram reel<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senaka Weeraratna https:\/\/share.google\/aimode\/ewDWUDswhElE0OeQc https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSr33NAjwCN The Instagram post titled &#8220;Birth of DRS &#8211; Revolution in Cricket&#8221; is a short video reel that discusses the Decision Review System (DRS), highlighting its history, how it has transformed the game, and the technology it uses. The post describes the system as a major innovation that has made cricket fairer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-senaka-weeraratna"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153857,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153856\/revisions\/153857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}