“It (DRS) will be more effective with the support of Snickometer and Hot-Spot Technology,” Tendulkar was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times on Friday. “It will give more consistent results.” The DRS system enables players to appeal two umpiring decisions per innings for review by the third umpire.

The Snickometer determines whether a batsman has edged the ball, using both sight and sound, while the Hots-Spot determines the point of impact of a delivery. The Hawk-eye is a third technological aid used to determine the path of a delivery, mainly for lbw decisions.

The International Cricket Council has recommended the use of DRS for all international matches, but the Indian cricket board has consistently opposed it and the general perception has been that players like Tendulkar and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been influencing the Indian officials' decision to oppose it.

There has been ongoing debate after India refused to use the DRS for an upcoming tour of England, with England off-spinner Graeme Swann even suggesting that the Indians were afraid to use it.

The ICC used the DRS during the World Cup earlier this year, when Dhoni was vehement in his criticism of the system, calling it “an adulteration of technology and human decision-making.” Among the supporters of the DRS from the Indian camp are big-hitting opener Virender Sehwag and test batsman Rahul Dravid.