*NEW DELHI: Following successful adoption of the Decision Review System inthe Pakistan Super League (PSL), the organizers of the Indian PremierLeague (IPL) have also decided to feature the DRS for the first time in theleague.*

It’s been ten years to the IPL inception when its first edition was playedin 2008, but the DRS was not adopted in any of the seasons of the league.In 2017, the PSL announced to use the umpire decision review system for itsthird edition in 2018 after umpires were reportedly scrutinised for makingpoor on-field judgements multiple times in the previous tournament.

The DRS allows teams to question the on-field umpire’s decision.

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Under the system, both sides are allowed a limited number of unsuccessfulchallenges before they are barred from requesting a referral for theremainder of an innings.

But, in order to not delay the game, they must make it clear within amatter of seconds of the umpire’s original verdict whether they wish tocall on DRS.

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla confirmed that the technology will be used whenthe eleventh edition of the tournament gets underway next month.

“Yes, this idea has been going around for many years,” Shukla toldreporters, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

DRS is used by match officials to check umpires’ decisions, usingslow-motion replays, microphones and thermal imaging.

India resisted the technology for years but finally adopted it in 2016,becoming the last Test nation to do so.

In the upcoming IPL, which runs from April 7 to May 27, each team will getone review per innings.

DRS was first used officially in Test matches in 2009, but theInternational Cricket Council only introduced it for Twenty20internationals in October.