Veteran Australian opener David Warner is “annoyed” and “frustrated” by the DRS call that went against him in his side’s World Cup match against Sri Lanka and has called for more “accountability” in the system, according to a report. In the match, which Australia won by five wickets in Lucknow on Monday, Warner LBW lost to Sri Lanka pacer Dilshan Madushanka. The left-hander went for review but the DRS call went in favor of the on-field umpire, who had initially ruled him out. The prolific southpaw, who was batting at 11, left the ground fuming. He was seen hitting his bat against his pad and turning to shout at the wicket as he walked away.
Warner said he wanted more transparency about how DRS decisions were made.
“I’ve never had Hawk-Eye come and explain to us how the technology actually works, it’s just for TV,” the 36-year-old was quoted as saying by ‘cricket.com.au’ after the five-day match in Australia. wicket win over Sri Lanka on Monday.
“If they could come in and explain to us how it works, then sometimes we could choose not to refer or to refer.”
According to the report, Warner suggested the ball tracking did not match what he saw on the replay screen on the ground after calling for a review.
“I asked Joel (field referee) when I was there what exactly happened, why did he give it out. He said the ball swung back, so to his credit, if he thinks that’s why he got a decision .
“(The ball) stayed low and normally if something hits me on the outside on my leg, I know it’s pretty much going down. So he (Wilson) said it swung back, (but) from my perspective on the replay, it wasn’t,” he said.
“When you see the replay of how it unfolded, you get a little irritated, (but) we have no control over that.” According to the report, Warner also believed that ball tracking rulings “took much longer than in Australia”.
The Decision Review System was introduced in 2008, prior to Warner’s international debut in 2009.
“Right now we seem to be waiting on (ball tracking),” Warner said.
“And as a player you get more frustrated because you think, ‘have they sorted it out, what are the impact points, how many impact points are there before it goes through?’
“In England the ball bounces and it actually moves once it’s bounced, not just outside the seam but in the air it can move, so there are just little things that as a player you get frustrated with because there’s no explanation for it …a certain responsibility.”
The ICC did not announce any sanction for Warner’s outburst, but he insisted his angry reaction was due to his frustration with the technology.
“I just gushed out loud in frustration, pretty much just at myself,” Warner said.
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