Reviews should be set in stone - Sangakkara
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara says that the UDRS (Umpire Decision Review System) which is to be adopted during the forthcoming World Cup by the ICC will be good, as long as all the teams vying for the game’s most prestigious title have an idea how it is going to work.
“I think the referral system is going to be good,” he told reporters during a media session organized by the SLC with the 15-member World Cup squad last Friday in Colombo.
“As long as we have a proper idea of how it is going to be handled beforehand, because during the Test series against the West Indies, various new kinds of rules were being made up as we were playing.
“So that was very complicating and confusing things.
“And when they do use the referral system especially the DRS, they have to set it in stone as to how it is going to be used and what the limits on the technology front will be.
“I think it is vital to minimize the mistakes, and also it is crucial to keep the game going as quickly as possible. So we’ll wait and see.”
Sangakkara, 33, said that his charges are preparing as best as they could for a successful assault on the 10th edition of the ICC World Cup which is set to get underway on Feb 19 in the Indian sub-continent.
He stated that the recently concluded domestic Premier League limited overs tournament and the on-going Inter-Provincial limited overs tournament has stood in good stead for his side, as they prepare to welcome the West Indies for a three-match ODI series set to commence from Jan 31.
“Right now it is in competition training that the boys are undergoing,” added the eloquent speaking captain who has won 270 ODI caps and who is set to play in his third World Cup.
“This in competition training is very important where you get to play in the Provincial tournament, where you are under pressure to score runs or take wickets for your team.
“It may not be as intense as being in a World Cup, but nonetheless the competitive nature is something that the players would like to be involved in.
“Then once the semi finals and the finals of the Inter-Provincial tournament is done and dusted, we have a break before taking on the West Indies in a short ODI series.
“So this in competition training is vital, before we get to the structures and the high intensity environment with the Windies series.”
The Sri Lanka skipper who has scored 8604 ODI runs so far with 10 hundreds took a philosophical stance when pressed for his views on having to take on minnows of world cricket Kenya and Canada on newly laid strips at the Sooriyaweva Stadium at Hambantota and the Pallekele Stadium at Kandy.
“It’s funny because we are playing so-called minnows on wickets, where always we would prefer to play the smaller teams as much as possible on the best tracks so that there is nothing that is unpredictable.
“But, when you play teams like that all that you have to be mindful is how good you are, and you can’t worry about things like wickets when you play teams like Kenya and Canada.
“If you happen to play even 80 percent of your game that day you are going to beat them. So there are no excuses for playing against sides like those and then you happen to come unstuck.”
Sangakkara added that once a team could make it to the quarter finals from there on it will be a sudden death situation and that it was important for his men to stay switched on in every game that they play, with no room for slackness or complacency.
“I think the referral system is going to be good,” he told reporters during a media session organized by the SLC with the 15-member World Cup squad last Friday in Colombo.
“As long as we have a proper idea of how it is going to be handled beforehand, because during the Test series against the West Indies, various new kinds of rules were being made up as we were playing.
“So that was very complicating and confusing things.
“And when they do use the referral system especially the DRS, they have to set it in stone as to how it is going to be used and what the limits on the technology front will be.
“I think it is vital to minimize the mistakes, and also it is crucial to keep the game going as quickly as possible. So we’ll wait and see.”
Sangakkara, 33, said that his charges are preparing as best as they could for a successful assault on the 10th edition of the ICC World Cup which is set to get underway on Feb 19 in the Indian sub-continent.
He stated that the recently concluded domestic Premier League limited overs tournament and the on-going Inter-Provincial limited overs tournament has stood in good stead for his side, as they prepare to welcome the West Indies for a three-match ODI series set to commence from Jan 31.
“Right now it is in competition training that the boys are undergoing,” added the eloquent speaking captain who has won 270 ODI caps and who is set to play in his third World Cup.
“This in competition training is very important where you get to play in the Provincial tournament, where you are under pressure to score runs or take wickets for your team.
“It may not be as intense as being in a World Cup, but nonetheless the competitive nature is something that the players would like to be involved in.
“Then once the semi finals and the finals of the Inter-Provincial tournament is done and dusted, we have a break before taking on the West Indies in a short ODI series.
“So this in competition training is vital, before we get to the structures and the high intensity environment with the Windies series.”
The Sri Lanka skipper who has scored 8604 ODI runs so far with 10 hundreds took a philosophical stance when pressed for his views on having to take on minnows of world cricket Kenya and Canada on newly laid strips at the Sooriyaweva Stadium at Hambantota and the Pallekele Stadium at Kandy.
“It’s funny because we are playing so-called minnows on wickets, where always we would prefer to play the smaller teams as much as possible on the best tracks so that there is nothing that is unpredictable.
“But, when you play teams like that all that you have to be mindful is how good you are, and you can’t worry about things like wickets when you play teams like Kenya and Canada.
“If you happen to play even 80 percent of your game that day you are going to beat them. So there are no excuses for playing against sides like those and then you happen to come unstuck.”
Sangakkara added that once a team could make it to the quarter finals from there on it will be a sudden death situation and that it was important for his men to stay switched on in every game that they play, with no room for slackness or complacency.
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