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| The Debate on Third Umpire Existence Continues |
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| Pitched By Ankit Bhardwaj | |||||||
| Monday, 16 February 2009 | |||||||
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When the history of cricket team in the modern times would be written a special chapter would be written about incorporation of technology in cricket, in the form of using it as a facilitating tool in making umpiring decisions. Technology is now creeping like a vine in the forest trying to engulf the charm of cricket and reduce it to bits and bytes. Special mention would also be made about Dr. Ali Bacher, who exposed South Africa first, then the world, to the marvels of what four fixed cameras focused on either side of the popping crease could produce.
It would indeed be a matter of debate whether the introduction of technology in cricket has helped the game or has it meant that the romance of uncertainty has gone out of cricket, as the fallible human nature has been transplanted with technology whose recourse is resorted to, in case of doubtful situations. South Africa, and other members of the Rainbow Nations, but, have been innovators for quite a long time. But then, the Rainbow Nation has always been an innovator. Jury would indeed be out to arrive at a view whether democracy needs to be given a place in the day-to-day happening in cricket, as then the role of umpire gets diminished is what the purists feel. There is the considered view that it should be the umpire who should decide whether a batsman is out or in, whether a four has been scored or not, and if an umpire has counted five balls instead of six. Referendums should not have a place in cricket, as the glorious uncertainties, which are the characteristic of the game, would become a certainty thanks to frequent usage of technology. A definite first step in this direction was taken up in the first Test between the West Indies and England where the referral system was given a trial run. It is a system of one team, two votes, with each team armed with a pair of referrals per innings. According to this maxim, be it the team which is fielding, or the batsman at the crease feels that the umpire has not given a correct decision, he has the option to refer the matter to the third umpire to check with the help of the replays of television whether the judgment is correct or not. It seems to have been inspired from tennis as if the team is successful in a referral, then they get to keep it. Should it be successful in the West Indies, then the ICC is said to be considering using it during the South Africa-Australia series beginning at the Wanderers at the end of the month.
3.25 Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved."Newer news items:
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