ICC

Auto-detected content change during sync (commit 52ccc03)

Recorded Aug 25, 2026

Auto-detected content change during sync (commit 89c159c)

Recorded May 13, 2026

Largest single change to ICC cricket officiating architecture since the introduction of the third-umpire video review: the Decision Review System (DRS) was officially launched at the New Zealand vs Pakistan Test on 24 November 2009. DRS introduced player-initiated, technology-assisted referrals (initially using Hawk-Eye ball-tracking and Snickometer / Hot Spot edge detection) for on-field decisions in Test cricket, fundamentally reshaping how teams allocate review challenges and how umpire decisions are validated mid-match. Limited unsuccessful reviews per innings established the budget-style economy that subsequent amendments have repeatedly tuned.

Recorded May 8, 2026

ICC extended the Decision Review System beyond Test cricket to One Day Internationals, with the first ODI deployment occurring during Zimbabwe's January 2011 tour of Australia. The extension brought the same player-referral protocol (limited unsuccessful reviews per innings, ball-tracking, edge detection) to the limited-overs format, completing the rollout to the two longest-form ICC formats — T20I adoption followed later. The ODI extension is the bridge between the 2009 Test-cricket launch and the present-day status as a standard ICC officiating layer.

Recorded May 8, 2026

ICC modified DRS review economics so a team no longer loses one of its limited reviews when Hawk-Eye output reads as umpire's call (i.e., the ball-tracking margin is too small to overrule the on-field decision). Effective October 2017, if the original on-field decision stands because of an umpire's call result, the review counter is unchanged — directly fixing the prior incentive for captains to ration reviews defensively rather than challenge close calls. Most-cited DRS protocol change since the 2009 launch.

Recorded May 8, 2026