DEREK PRINGLE
It is ten years since the Decision Review System was first used in top-level cricket and its effect on batsmen, bowlers and umpires has been profound. From tactics to techniques, to achieving more woolly outcomes such as justice for those involved, DRS has instituted change – not all of it planned or predictable but most of it for the good.
The biggest shift has been the increase in lbw dismissals, particularly for spinners. For the first time in cricket’s illustrious history, the decade since 2008 has seen lbws overtake bowled as a percentage of dismissals. In ...
