The move to introduce limited DRS comes after the umpires committed some howlers in some knockout games of the previous season (Representational image from Shutterstock)The limited use of the Decision Review System (DRS) was always planned for the Ranji Trophy semi-finals and not from the knockout stages, clarified BCCI’s general manager of cricket Saba Karim on Tuesday. The move to introduce limited DRS comes after the umpires committed some howlers in some knockout games of the previous season. We wanted to bring it in from the semi-finals and we have done that. “The whole idea is that we wanted to bring in the DRS wherein we can have uniformity for both the games and that will be in the semi-finals. The restricted technology for Ranji Trophy semi-finals will not have Hawk Eye and Ultra Edge — two key components of the DRS used in international games.

Source: The Telegraph February 18, 2020 20:26 UTC