We must accept DRS as it will only benefit our cause: Harbhajan Singh

New Delhi With close decisions going against India of late current and former cricketers feel it is high time the BCCI give its nod to the contentious Decision Review System DRS as refusal to accept technology is hurting the team badlyCheteshwar Pujara looks disappointed after being given out caught behind from a shortpitched delivery by Josh Hazlewood left on Day One of the second Test against Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday Replays indicated the ball came off the grille of his helmet PicGetty ImagesIndia were at the receiving end of at least five contentious umpiring decisions in the lost first two Tests against Australia prompting skipper MS Dhoni to say that the tourists are being more hard done But he continued to hold the view that having DRS would not help the sidersquos cause too muchHowever offspinner Harbhajan Singh feels that itrsquos time that India accepted DRS in its current form as it would only help the team during close Test matcheslsquoDRS will only benefitrsquoldquoI believe itrsquos time that we accepted the DRS as it will only benefit our cause If you look in both Test matches India were very competitive but there were key moments when our boys got a raw dealrdquo Harbhajan told PTI yesterdayldquoI can recall four decisions Shikharrsquos Dhawan caught behind in the second innings in Adelaide Cheteshwar Pujararsquos caught behind in the first innings of second Test followed by Rohit Sharma and R Ashwinrsquos decision in the second innings Had DRS been there all these decisions were sure to be overturned and we might have been in a winning position in both Test matchesrdquo Harbhajan opinedldquoEven if I take it for a fact that DRS is not foolproof and 100 per cent accurate from a personal point of view even 90 per cent accurate DRS can get you key decisions at key moments in your favourrdquo said HarbhajanHowever VVS Laxman is still not ready to warm up to DRS as he still believes that key issues like fullfledged accuracy of Hotspot or HawkEye still canrsquot be determined ldquoAny technical foolproof system to provide accurate decisions is always welcome I am not against DRS but the system is still a long way from being foolproofrdquoMohammed Azharuddin however is of the opinion that if ICC has approved DRS then itrsquos not a great thing if BCCI is turning a blind eye ldquoWhen other cricket playing nations are not averse to using it DRS then why is India ignoring itrdquo questions AzharlsquoIt has hurt usrsquoDilip Vengsarkar admitted that he wasnrsquot in favour of DRS earlier but is ready to accept it after umpiring howlers in Adelaide and Brisbane ldquoI was of the opinion that DRS is not 100 percent foolproof but it seems we have to go for the technology now A lot of easy decisions have gone against us and that has hurt us badly in the seriesrdquoLegendary spinner Erapalli Prasanna and former India opener Chetan Chauhan also spoke in the same vein about accepting DRS in its current form ldquoFrom the beginning I have been vocal about using DRS Why isnrsquot it being used Ask the BCCIrdquo was Prasannarsquos terse comment on the subjectChauhan said ldquoCricket is a game where one bad decision can change the course of the match You donrsquot want to lose out on key moments due to umpiring errors I am a fan of DRS from the beginning Letrsquos use it in its current form and let the technical team work on it to make it even better Right now what we have is good enough to be usedrdquo Chauhan saidAjit Wadekar was also overwhelmingly in favour of DRS ldquoIndia have been the worst sufferers for not using DRS England and Australia have benefited and we must also start using DRSrdquo