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"I Don't Agree With the ICC" Sachin Tendulkar Calls For End Of Umpire's Call In DRS

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Sachin Tendulkar has spoken on Umpire's Call [Source: @TheDailyBuzz9, @RaunakRK/x.com]Sachin Tendulkar has spoken on Umpire's Call [Source: @TheDailyBuzz9, @RaunakRK/x.com]

Sachin Tendulkar might have hung up his boots more than a decade ago, but he still reads the game like very few can. Be it watching India play, keeping tabs on global cricket or following rule changes, the Master Blaster hasn’t slowed down one bit and now, he has made it clear that it’s high time the ICC ditches the “Umpire’s Call” from the Decision Review System (DRS). 

Sachin Tendulkar Explains Why Umpire’s Call Must Go

During a Reddit Q&A, a fan asked him which cricketing law he would like to change. Sachin Tendulkar didn’t even blink before calling out the Umpire’s Call. According to him, if players are challenging the on-field decision, then the technology should be the final judge; no half-baked calls.

“I would change the DRS rule on Umpire’s Call. Players have chosen to go upstairs because they were unhappy with the on-field Umpire’s Call. Hence, there should be no option to go back to that call. Just like how players have bad patches, umpires too have bad patches. Technology even when inaccurate will be consistently inaccurate,” Sachin said.

For Tendulkar, if ball-tracking shows it’s hitting the stumps, that should be it. No grey areas, no confusion.

Sachin Has Said It Before

This isn’t the first time Sachin has raised eyebrows at the DRS. Back in a chat with Brian Lara, he had argued the system should favour the bowlers. His point was simple: cricket already tilts too much towards the batters.

“One thing I don’t agree with, with the ICC, is the DRS they’ve been using for quite some time. It is the LBW decision where more than 50% of the ball must be hitting the stumps for the on-field decision to be overturned. The only reason they (the batter or the bowler) have gone upstairs is because they are unhappy with the on-field decision, so when the decision goes to the third umpire, let the technology take over; just like in tennis – it’s either in or out, there’s nothing in between,” he explained.

It is clear he wants LBW reviews to be as black-and-white as tennis line calls.

Why It Matters

When Sachin speaks, the cricketing world listens. He has lived through almost every rule change in the modern game and even has the quirky record of being the first-ever player dismissed by a third umpire decision. That experience gives his words weight.

The Big Question

The ICC has defended the Umpire’s Call for years, arguing it protects the role of the on-field umpire. But with Tendulkar once again turning up the heat, the debate is unlikely to cool down.