When are the ICC going to say to India, “You are playing by our rules, you are using the DRS like everyone else.” Is there any other sport that allows a country to tell them what rules they want to play under?
India have a huge population and generate more money for the cricket than anyone else. In short, the ICC needs them.
But India need everyone else too.
Australia, England and South Africa are their main competition, and the countries they make the most money playing against.
These nations could stand up to India, but they have their own bottom line to look after, and it shouldn’t be left to them.
It’s time cricket’s international body stood up and said, “You are doing it our way, if you don’t like it, there is the front door.”
India’s argument that they won’t use the DRS because it isn’t perfect is flawed – the reality may be it is too accurate for them.
While their argument that the umpire should make the decisions without videos is valid and fair, you cannot tell the ICC that this is the way you want to do it when everyone else is doing something else.
Using DRS should be a blanket rule, not a ‘pick and choose’ situation.
The ICC needs to stand up to India. But given their history, don’t expect them to.
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