Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) West Indies captain Chris Gayle has slammed the newly introuduced vedio referral system, saying that the new technology is still not fool-proof.
The Umpires’ Decision Review System (UDRS) has come into effect in the ongoing Test series between Australia and West Indies and New Zealand and Pakistan.

The new referral system has been upgraded after captains pointed out loopholes in technology when it was first introduced last year.

“It is a huge shame that the video referral system is being used for the remainder of the Test series because I’m just not a fan of it,” Gayle wrote in his Column in the Courier Mail Monday.

“The new technology they have put in place still makes mistakes. I also don’t agree with the decision-making process. If there is a line-ball decision on the video review, they send it back to the standing umpire to make a decision,” he wrote.

“But the umpire is automatically going to stick by his original decision because he doesn’t want to make a goose of himself on the field. That just doesn’t make sense to me.”

Gayle said he was not being selfish when he challenged his lbw decisions.

“I’ve heard that some people have said I was selfish for video challenging my lbw decisions in Brisbane. I’ve now watched the replays and there is no doubt - I was certainly out both times.”

“But I’m a key wicket for the side, so at the time I thought why not give it a try? That’s the thing, you never know what the technology will show up.”