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Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is of the opinion that umpire’s call should be done away as long as the ball is hitting the stumps. The 2011 World Cup winner asked the cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), to consider the rules of the Leg Before Wicket (LBW) law.

“What % of the ball hits the stumps doesn’t matter. If DRS shows us that the ball is hitting the stumps, it should be given out, regardless of the on-field call. That’s the motive of using technology in cricket. As we know technology isn’t 100% right but neither are humans,” said Tendulkar in a snippet of the video he tweeted.

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The Master Blaster believes that even if a tiny portion of the ball hits the stumps, it should be given out.

“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 batsman 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.”

Sachin Tendulkar’s views were made as the umpires struggled in the first Test between England and West Indies. A total of nine decisions were reversed, with West Indies accounting for seven of them, making the umpiring a key talking point.

Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.

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