ICC to use DRS from knock-out stage of World Cup
Mumbai: The International Cricket Council has decided to introduce the highly debated Decision Review System (DRS) from the quarterfinal stage of the World Cup, scheduled to be held in the Indian sub-continent in from Feb-April 2011.
The DRS will be used in the four quarterfinals, two semifinals and the final, a total of seven matches, in the ICC Cricket World Cup," an ICC spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday.
He added that the DRS would be used only in the later stages of the tournament, to be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from February 19-April 2, because of paucity of enough number of proper equipment for it to be used during the league phase too.
The four quarterfinals are scheduled for March 23 (Dhaka), March 24 (Colombo), March 25 (Dhaka) and March 26 (Ahmedabad).
The two semifinals are scheduled be held on March 29 (Colombo) and March 30 (Mohali), while Mumbai will host the final on April 2.
He added that the DRS would be used only in the later stages of the tournament, to be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from February 19-April 2, because of paucity of enough number of proper equipment for it to be used during the league phase too.
The four quarterfinals are scheduled for March 23 (Dhaka), March 24 (Colombo), March 25 (Dhaka) and March 26 (Ahmedabad).
The two semifinals are scheduled be held on March 29 (Colombo) and March 30 (Mohali), while Mumbai will host the final on April 2.
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