Bangladesh thrilled over the use of technology for Cricket World Cup

Fourteen captains will lead their teams into the 2011 World Cup with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) assurance they are more protected against umpiring howlers than any of their predecessors.

The Decision Review System (DRS) will make its World Cup debut this year even though the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) believes the technology is far from foolproof.

One country happy with the move is Bangladesh. They open the 14-nation tournament on Saturday when they host India in a potentially explosive Group B clash in Dhaka, and coach Jamie Siddons fanned the flames when he said: "The review system is fantastic. I think we have always complained that we get the rough end of the deal."

According to statistics from the ICC, the technology that allows players to challenge on-field umpires' decision through a review system improves correct decision-making to more than 97 per cent, from 92 per cent.

But the introduction of technology - where a third umpire checks video footage - has not been without hitches.

"We don't accept this technology. We are not going to use it in any bilateral series," BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said.

"The World Cup is an ICC event and if ICC decide to use it, they obviously can."

At the World Cup, each team will have two challenges to overturn the on-field umpires' decision. As long as the challenges are successful, they will have two throughout the innings, until they make two failed challenges.

Former fast bowler and Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said: "Once you get into the quarter-final you don't want any bad decision to really put teams out of the tournament. It's not a good way to go." Reuters