Former Test umpire Daryl Harper on Friday described India's reservation to cricket's electronic eye as "ludicrous" and "frustrating" and said the BCCI is holding the world to ransom on the Decision Review System (DRS) in the presence of a weak ICC.

Technology is "not the aid it is claimed to be" in reviewing on-field decisions, the former international umpire Daryl Harper has said.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team-mates drew flak from the ICC on Thursday for their criticism of Australian umpire Daryl Harper with the game's governing body saying it was "unfair and unjust" on an elite official.

Australian umpire Daryl Harper has admitted that he committed errors while officiating in the first cricket Test between India and the West Indies but said Indian players too did not play in the spirit of the game.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's candour has won him many fans over the years. The latest in the ever-increasing list is legendary umpire Dickie Bird, who has come out in support of the Indian captain for his controversial comments at the end of the Jamaica Test.

Umpire Daryl Harper came in for some scathing criticism from the Indian cricket team, which blasted the Australian for his poor decisions during the first cricket Test against the West Indies.

Daryl Harper will have no role during the upcoming ICC World Twenty20, even though the Australian is one of world cricket's elite umpires.