The absence of a decision review system (DRS) in the ongoing Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh at Chinnaswamy Stadium has aroused great interest.

This probably gave the form of Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan "life" when he was rescued by the almost lbw appeal of MP Sailor Gaurav Yadav. The next four days could have a greater impact on the fate of the final.

The BCCI is experimenting with a "limited DRS" during the semi-finals and finals of the 2019-20 Rajni Trophy. This rigorous version of DRS does not include key elements of the international Hawk-Eye and UltraEdge cricket system.

The decision came after test star Cheteshwar Pujara was twice caught (caught in the back) while playing in the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy for Saurashtra against Karnataka in the 2018-19 season. Karnataka won the match.

"We believe in our umpires," is how a BCCI official put it. "It's an expensive exercise to use the DRS. The costs shoot up. How does it matter if there's no DRS in the final? It's time we trusted the umpires. India's two best umpires (KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Virender Sharma) are officiating in this game. And what's the end result? If you use it in the final, you will want to introduce it in the league stage of the Ranji Trophy too," a former India player told to news channel.

The "cost" of not using DRS, which at least prevents the beetles, seems crippling when you consider that BCCI has just earned a great Rs 48,390 crore on a new telecast deal for the next five years at IPL - where DRS is used. in all games.

"The rigging (wiring) and derigging of all the equipment will be extremely costly. Hawkeye means extra cameras needed. Ranji is done with limited equipment. The argument will then be that why not for all televised games. Look, you can't have a half-baked DRS. The last time, it was used for limited replays to see if there's an edge or not. You can't use the ball trajectory -- a critical element of DRS," a source in the know of developments said.