India, July 23 -- There is the heartbeat sound, just like in cricket. There is the anxious wait, just like in cricket and tennis. And then comes the replay on the giant screen, followed by the verdict that draws either a roar of celebration or a collective gasp.

Cricket has DRS. Tennis has Hawk-Eye. And now table tennis, the fastest racket sport in the world, where rallies unfold in the blink of an eye, has its own review system.

At Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 in Goa, the Table Tennis Review (TTR) is being used for the first time in India. Ask anyone involved, players, coaches, commentators or the umpire adjudicating the challenges, and the verdict is almost unanimous: it is a long-overdue innovation for a sport where decisive ...