is it good for cricket---"LBW appeals can also be taken under third umpire"?
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Well it has it's Pros but it also has it's Cons.If LBW decisions are referred to the Third Umpire then Wrong Decsisions will be eliminated from the game.However precious time will be wasted in referring each decision to the Third Umpire as there are many LBW and Runout appeals made in the course of the game.Hence a ODI will last an hour longer than now.Also it will reduce the role of the on-field umpires to just referring decisions to the Third Umpire.So I feel if the Onfield umpires a doing a good job which I believe they are doing then we should just continue wuth the current system and not introduce too much technology in the game.
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We cannot compare football with cricket both are different games, as so many cricket players not intrested in  playing too much cricket, it is better to reduce the no.of matches. Personally i believe it will helps international cricket or else people will not respond very much for every match.
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history and tradition is oaky but keeping it to australkia and england is just like saying that the ashes is only for good OLD WHITE BOYS. I think you are right that 2 teams can be added to the tournament based on the top 2 rating points besides the 2 countries.
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THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT..ALWAYS FAVOURS THE BATSMAN.\n\nTHE UMPIRES SUSPECT THAT, WHEN A BALL PITCHED OUT OF LEG STUMP HEADING TOWARDS THE WICKET IS NOT HAS A STRAIGHTER LINE.\nIT MAY PASS THE OFF-STUMP.\nSO, THEY NORMALLY DONT RULE THE BATSMAN OUT.
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A similar question was asked earlier too. I am copying my same answer about POWER PLAY.\n\nPower Play has been around for quite a while now to make cricket a bit more interesting.\n\nEarlier, Field Restrictions used to be for the first 15 overs. During those 15 overs, only 2 players are allowed to field outside the circle.\n\nBut now, this field restriction rule is innovated a bit. Instead of 15 overs, the restriction is for 20 overs. But the interesting part is, it's not the first 20 overs.\nRestriction for the first 10 overs is still a MUST. The next 10 can be broken down into 5 each. These 5 overs, with the field restriction, can be bowled anytime during the innings. The bowling Captain has the right to decide when he wants to bowl those pairs of 5 overs.\n\nMost captains use these pair of 5 overs all at once, making it 20 overs in a row for field restriction.\n\nThe reason why this Rule was imposed was to make cricket little less boring. Because during mid innings, between 20 to 40 overs, the innings slows down considerably. With this rule, the batsmen can have a chance of attacking if the field restrictions (or POWER PLAY) are imposed during those dead overs.\n\nRegarding the benefit to team: It only benefits the batting team, because they have the chance to score more boundaries. The job of the bowling captain is to use it effectively, and not allow too many runs during those overs. That's one of the reasons why bowling team prefers bowling 20 overs in one go (they don't want to keep those overs till the end with the slog overs when the batsmen go all out for hitting/slogging.). One more reason is, they can take more wickets early on in the innings if the POWER PLAYS are used early (so that the batsmen try to hit and lose their wickets). \n\nThe 2 pairs of 5 overs are usually referred as POWER PLAY (power play 1 & power play 2).\n\nHope, that makes it clear.
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YEs yes yes they should i am a big baseball fan and there are so many close calls that i think should be reviewed, an umpire can not see everything at one especially with more than one base runner on at a time. I think a coach should be able to challenge a call just like in football.
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No the out cannot be called at this point. The appeal for not retagging has to be made before a pitch is thrown to the next batter.
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One of ur suggestion has already been taken care of. Players can ask for the third umpire against the decision of on-field umpires and they need not to pay even the fee. Only thing is that it'll be subjected to 3 appeals per innings. As far as Players Vs Beaurocrats is concerned, i feel that you are right, players should be more involved.\nBut we cant give everything in their hands as they might have better knowledge about the game but will be lacking the good management skills which we need to run any organisation.\nAnd as far as selection is concerned, thats been done by respective cricket boards... not by ICC.
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Sachin Tendulkar was the first victim of the Third Umpire decission.\nIt was the opening test match between India and South Africa at Durban during 1992-93 season. It was the first time in which television replays monitored by a third umpire off the field were called upon to adjudicate in line decisions . Sachin Tendulkar becoming the system's first victim.
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go to hell.\nif we do so, the ODI will conclude in half a day.\nhow could we telecast the remaining ads..?\nrun away from here..
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LOL! Not much point checking that wikipedia link when he 's just cut & pasted most of it!\n\n\nA briefer answer, based on the fact that you understand how limited overs cricket works:\n\n..Unlike one day cricket, both teams have TWO batting innings each. The only limit to when an ininings has to end is when the batting side lose their tenth wicket, although a captain can also call an early end to his side's innings if he believes his side has more than enough runs to place them in a very strong position (this is called "declaring") \n\n...The first objective of the team batting first is to score enough runs to make the match almost impossible for the fielding team to win. Remember, they can take as long as they wish to do this providing they have at least one wicket left. \n\n...The first objective of the team bowling first is to dismiss the batting side for as few runs as possible, as quickly as possibly.  \n\n..Once the bowling side have taken all 10 wickets, the batting side's first innings end, and the teams change over. Alternatively, if the batting side have such a big total that they think the bowling side will seriously struggle to match it, they can declare an end to their own innings.\n\n.. so, here's an example. Lets say Australia go on today to make 560 all out. England then bat and make 420 all out. This means Australia would have a lead of 140 runs on the first innings. Australia then have their second innings, and make 300 all out. They now have a lead of 440, so.. England must make 441 in their second innings to win the match OR avoid losing all their wickets to force a draw. \n\n...Bear in mind that although there is NO limit on the length of \na team's innings, there IS a time limit in the match..namely five days. So a team has to judge how to pace its two innings and the speed of its scoring.. too long, and it does not allow itself enough time to dismiss the opposition, making it easier for the opposition to play for a draw. Any team which finds itself in a position where a win becomes unlikely ( like England at the moment !) will always try to avoid defeat by playing defensively for a draw.\n\nThats as simple as I can make it!
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ICC is definitely unjust to Indian team. Similar instances took place in the past also. Hope people remember the episode which happened in South Africa 5 years ago when Shewag was banned from playing a test match for excessive appealing.  Similar ban was Given for Sourav Ganguly on various occasions. But such a thing is never heard for Australian or English players. Still Cricket keep the Colonial traditions were Indians are considered inferior to others. BCCI should react strongly to such incidents and show ICC a lesson. Without  Indian money , how can they survive? They should remember that Test matches in India are still played in front of full galleries. Who can except such a situation in England, West indies or New zealand?
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I am a umpire on the Sunshine Coast in QLD with 3 GF's Experiance so I know these and look at my name!.\n\n\n1. Its a ball-up at the top of the goal sqare. \n\n2. Play On! A mark can NOT be awarded if anyone tips or touches the ball!\n\n3. 1 point\n\n4. 50 meter penelty and at junior levels (nation wide) it is a send off.\n\n5. It is a 50M penelty as that is evading the mark! You can be softer on that one.\n\nGood Luck!
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It is not "umpire": it is a referee!\nEach match has different referees!\nHe/she is a person and can make mistakes like anyone else.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/default.stm
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Do you think by punishing international umpires for mistakes it would stop them from making these mistakes? You think that giving LBW decisions in the split second they've got to make them is an easy task, especially as they've got to watch the non-striker's popping crease for no-balls aswell. \n\nI think the answer is with using more technology to alleviate mistakes, but a lot of umpires are not completely happy about this because it would make them more or less redundant, especially with the more important decisions.