<p>Retired International Cricket Council (ICC) umpire Rudi Koertzen reckons the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) will have a telling impact on the forthcoming World Cup in the sub-continent. UDRS made its ODI debut during the ongoing seven-match series in Australia.<br /><br />  <table style="width: 100px; height: 42px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100" align="right" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/feb/rko.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr>  <tr>  <td>  <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Rudi Koertzen</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>"Forget about which country has accepted it or not so far, UDRS will play a big role in the World Cup. It won't give opportunities to captains or the fans to feel hard done by," Koertzen who stood in a record 108 Tests told MiD DAY. "I know that India has opposed the system, but as an umpire who has stood in international cricket for almost two decades, I can safely say that UDRS is one of the best things that have happened to the sport. <br />It is so nice to open a newspaper and read nothing negative about umpiring, because UDRS is going to get the cheats out of the game.<br /><br />"We don't want a situation of a batsman nicking the ball and waiting for television replays. Players must trust umpires, but if they don't, they have UDRS to fall back upon. I have faced lot of heat from players over the years, but I stood my ground, because it was my job to make decisions," Koertzen, who is currently overseeing South Africa's umpires during Tests and ODIs added.u00a0 <br /><br />Late English umpire David Shepherd had once said that excessive use of technology would hurt an umpire's ego. <br />However, Koertzen, who incidentally idolised Shepherd, differs. "Why should I be the only man standing in the middle who doesn't know whether I have got it (a decision) right or wrong? I don't mind getting a decision wrong, and if the technology gets it right. That's okay with me. End of the day, we want the right decisions. <br /><br />Why should we suffer as an umpire? <br />"I feel the power of UDRS should be given to umpires instead of players. The umpire must check with the fourth umpire if he is not sure about a decision," added Koertzen.</p>

Retired International Cricket Council (ICC) umpire Rudi Koertzen reckons the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) will have a telling impact on the forthcoming World Cup in the sub-continent

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