India Manipulating DRS: Hasan Raza Makes Controversial Remark

Sports Edited by Updated: Nov 06, 2023, 6:34 pm
India Manipulating DRS: Hasan Raza Makes Controversial Remark

‘India Manipulating DRS’: Hasan Raza Makes Controversial Remark

India after displaying a stupendous show in the match against South Africa at Eden Garden on Sunday, gets a massive hit back from the former Pakistan cricketer Hasan Raza.

Raza has claimed the host team is ‘manipulating DRS’ to move things in their way. Raza has been recently hitting the headlines after his comments on International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of favouring India by giving different balls to Indian bowlers.

The 41-year-old made this remark while speaking to a local news channel in Pakistan after India-South Africa match. To explain his point, he cited the example of Rassie van der Dussen’s dismissal in the match. He said that Jadeja picked up five wickets and finished with career best figures. “Van der Dussen was the batter and the ball was hitting the middle stump after pitching on leg stump. How is that possible?” he asked.

“The impact was in line, but the ball was headed towards the leg stump,” he added. Raza also said that just like others he was just sharing his opinion but such manipulation has to be checked by the authorities.

Former cricketer even made remark on the World Cup match against Pakistan. He alleged that the DRS was manipulated in the match and pointed out that it is the ‘home advantage’ which is helping India to reach to the top in the point table.

“It was not the first time. The review in the match between Pakistan and South Africa and the last wicket partnership. They did not even apologise. Home conditions and home advantages come into play,” he added.

He said that this isn’t the first time India had manipulated DRS, stressing the incident in the 2011 World Cup too.

The Decision Review System (DRS), formerly known as the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), is a technology-based system used in cricket to assist the match officials in their decision-making.