Cricket's controversial decision review system (DRS) will no longer be mandatory and its use will be left to bilateral agreements between participating boards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.
ICC has defended the decision of not to use the Hotspot technology.
The International Cricket Council's rule-making committee recommended unanimously on Wednesday the adoption of the Decision Review System (DRS) in all international matches.
'He (Rizwan) is a very honest person and he said to me he did not even feel that it touched anywhere near the gloves.'
Sunrisers Hyderabad's wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen was fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct.
The Indian cricket team is not losing sleep over the introduction of the Decision Review System (DRS) in the five-Test series against England commencing in Rajkot on Wednesday with captain Virat Kohli saying the referral process is not rocket science. "Well there is no rocket science on DRS. As a cricketer you understand, you have a fair idea of where the ball has hit the pad, whether it has pitched in line or hit in line. "Those are pretty basic things in cricket. You don't have to necessarily go through a course for DRS," said the home team captain on the eve of the series opener at the SCA stadium in Rajkot.
Domestic heavyweights Mumbai ended their eight-year barren run to lift a record-extending 42nd Ranji Trophy title on Thursday
It has been learnt that BCCI has emailed the documents along with video footage of the incident to the ICC, pressing Level 2 charges under the global body's Code of Conduct.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken the first step towards controlling the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) in the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford with trial of an alternative system to reduce the third umpire's reliance on the host broadcaster.
India bowled England out for 218 and cruised to 135/1 in their robust reply to seize early control of the fifth and final test.
Gujarat Titans fell to a stunning loss at the hands of Delhi Capitals, and a few wrong calls played a key role in the match.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy final played between Mumbai and Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Friday.
A series of howlers by umpires in the ongoing India-Australia cricket Test series Down Under has convinced former captain Dilip Vengsarkar to come out in support of the Decision Review System (DRS), a technology whose use has been consistently opposed by BCCI.
India will begin their campaign against New Zealand in the ICC Women's World T20, to be held in the West Indies from November 9 to 24.
Ravichandran Ashwin has taken a dig at Steve Smith's controversial move to seek dressing room advice for a DRS referral.
Bumrah, Coetzee and Patel all took three wickets each.
'I've had enough of umpire's call. Let's just ban umpire's call.'
Two debatable decisions went against England in the first Test against India at Trent Bridge and middle-order batsman Joe Root said it was "little frustrating" to play without the Decision Review System.
The controversial Decision Review System will not be in use for the India-South Africa Test series, commencing February 6 in Nagpur.
Steve Smith admitted on Tuesday that he made a mistake by seeking help from the dressing room on a DRS call but the Australia captain insisted that the game was played in good spirit.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer combined in a rollicking 159-run partnership to help India wrest back control of the second Test against Bangladesh.
In a veiled attack on the standard of umpiring in the Test series against India, Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday said the three-match rubber should have had the Decision Review System (DRS) in place as dodgy decisions cost his side "over 500 runs and a lot of wickets".
Sri Lanka batsman Dilruwan Perera was caught on camera looking at the dressing room before he asked for a review to overturn an leg before wicket decision by onfield umpire Nigel Llong, on Day 4 of the first Test against India in Kolkata.
The International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday that teams will be allowed two additional reviews after 80 overs in an innings in Test matches where the Decision Review System is used from October 1.
India's bowlers once again exposed the chinks in jittery Australian batting line-up leaving the hosts tottering at 104 for four in pursuit of a tough target of 323 on the fourth day of the first Test.
The 'Umpire's Call' handed South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi the much-needed lifeline by the barest of margins, which somewhat proved to be the decisive factor in the World Cup encounter against Pakistan in Chennai on Friday.
The duo had 15 seconds to challenge the decision but with no indications from Williamson, Taylor walked back to the pavilion.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will carry out an enquiry into the umpire referral system in the wake of a
The Decision Review System was again mired in controversy on Saturday (November 28) during the second day's play between Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide after Nathan Lyon was controversially given a reprieve off an appeal for a catch despite HotSpot clearly indicating an edge.
'It's going to have take something pretty serious to have me miss a game.'
A dominant India on Saturday outclassed an injury-ravaged and out-of-sorts Sri Lanka by 304 runs in the opening Test to bury the ghosts of a humilating loss at the same venue, exactly two years ago.
Those who watched the DRS were convinced that Shakib was a victim of an umpiring error.
Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke on Tuesday lauded Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia for their handling of the recent DRS controversy but feels the infamous 'Monkeygate' episode of 2007-08 series dragged on far too long.
Images from the ICC Men's ODI World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Australia at the Ekana Sports City Stadium in Lucknow.
India batter Smriti Mandhana lauded teammate Punam Raut's decision walk even before the on-field umpire's decision on Day 2 of the one-off day/night women's Test against Australia, in Gold Coast, on Friday.
Ben Duckett's hundred overshadowed Ravichandran Ashwin's monumental feat as England stormed to 207/2 at stumps on Day 2.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels the controversial Decision Review System should have been trialled in One-day and Twenty20 cricket before being introduced in Tests as the innovation still needs some "refinement".
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from the first day of the India-England Test at Trent Bridge.
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