Call it the pressure of BCCI or efforts toward fine tuning the decision system. The controversial Decision Review System (DRS) has been unanimously accepted and made mandatory for all matches after going through crucial modifications.
The line lbw decisions (Hawk Eye ball tracker) which has seen strong opposition from BCCI has been eliminated. Now the batsmen can not review a lbw decision if they feel ball pitched outside the leg or wasn't hitting the stumps, however the decision can be reviewed for an edge.
Sound tracking and thermal imaging have been made mandatory for DRS, they will be mostly useful for close catches and edges. This means for the first time India will be agreeable to DRS in a bilateral series against England. The cost for using DRS is estimated at $5000 a day, that would amount to $25000 for a test. The decision on "how to divide this cost" is yet to be taken .
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