The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to use the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in its upcoming ‘home’ series in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The board’s 140.5 million dollar deal with its broadcaster (Ten Sports) does not include the provision of the technology. The deal will expire in 2012. The International Cricket Council (ICC) Executive Board had earlier made the UDRS mandatory for Tests and ODIs.
The governing body had recommended that the technology be used while taking into consideration its availability and various commercial issues that may arise. With the contrasting timeline of the host broadcaster’s contract, the ICC had also recommended that the member boards should keep the provisions of the UDRS technology in mind when signing a fresh contract.
