<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> DRS referrals still take time (a minute or two at least), so eliminating umpires would slow down the game a lot. And the fielding team would be able to use frivolous appeals to waste time. </p><p>Better to leave it to player-initiated reviews, within the usual limit of 2 or 3 per innings.</p>