ICC to launch accuracy test of DRS technology

An independent test into the accuracy of the Decision Review System (DRS) technology is reportedly set to be launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The testing would cover all the tools that make up the contentious DRS, including ball-tracking technology, Hot Spot and Snicko, with the ultimate goal of having a consistent system that can be used in all matches.

At the moment, India refuses to use the DRS in bilateral series so there would be no referral system when Australia hosts India for four Tests this summer, Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The project, which is expected to be undertaken at a university in the United States although no agreement has been reached, is yet to get under way, but the results of the testing are expected to influence key decisions about the future of the DRS, such has how lbw decisions are judged and how many referrals are allowed for each team.

ICC's general manager of cricket operations Geoff Allardice said that they have a working group that is looking at the use of technology in umpiring and its aim is to get the best system using technology that they can.

He added that the first step in that process is to understand how accurate the technology is that they are using these days.