Players entitled to opinion but BCCI firm,says Srinivasan

Will you still stick to your stand of not using the UDRS?

A day after Sachin Tendulkar revealed that he is not against the use of technology,BCCI secretary N Srinivasan spoke to The Indian Express,explaining the BCCIs stance on the issue and why they remain averse to the UDRS. Excerpts:

Will you still stick to your stand of not using the UDRS?

Nothing much has changed since we first opposed it. We welcome technology when it is 100 per cent error free. In this case it is not,so we would continue to oppose the implementation of the UDRS. At the moment we are unwavering in our stand.

Why are you against the system?

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Look,we dont have any problems with the Snickometer or Hot Spot and we have informed this to the ICC as well. But the Hawk-Eye is yet to convince us. This is a technology that deals with the projection,trajectory and angle of the ball. And from where the cameras are placed,it cannot give a foolproof solution. We raised these issues when the company had made a presentation in Chennai and no one was completely certain about its accuracy. This technology is basically based on assumption which comes in the way of the judgment of the umpires,which we think is not good for the game. So,for us to approve the UDRS,it has to be totally error-free.

The players seem to have no problems with it…

They are entitled to their opinion and they can express it as well. But the BCCI is a structured organisation. Yes,we are always open to ideas but we make our own decisions.

Isnt it unusual that other countries are not raising objections?

Everyone has their own choice and we cannot question them. At the same time,we have our own ideas and we would stick to our decision till further improvements are made.