Re: Use of technology in decisions
Faisal:
Re: option #3 , I think even right now, the third umpire can tell the ground umpires on certain errors… for example where the fielder had touched the rope while stopping the ball from a four, I have seen third umpire called ground umpires for them to fix their earlier decision. I believe they should increase the spectrum to even more critical decisions.
Having said that, I see two problems. It will take too long for umpires to reach decisions if every thing they do is second-guessed and replay’d till cows come hom. And secondly, the whole Hawk-eye and Sniko-meter thingy is not fool proof either. Cricket ball can do weird things, especially where there is a skillful bowler involved (remember Qadir’s googlies in English tour 1982, where umpires just can’t believe which way the ball is gonna turn) so the whole Hawk-eye thingy is just a guess anyway.
Maybe we can consider having a limited “Challange” concept introduced. Where a team’s coach can challange maximum 3 umpiring decisions on the spot (for an ODI). If the coach’s challenge proves correct, it won’t count against the limit of 3. Something like that. That will make coaches pay more attention as well.
good idea@challange
Wasiey I have seen many errors of umpires on caught behinds and i am pretty sure that this will take care of around 90% of the errors. Thing is that we are using technology in less important situations (like either its a 6 or 4) than a situation when 1 wicket can make all the difference.