I was not amused by Mr.Benson quitting the elite ICC Umpire as the cricketers are not respecting the Umpire’s decision and needs the confirmation of the video referral system to clarify the decision !! I mean , the umpire r bound to make mistakes and they r human too so why have people started doubting their decision ?? Is machine replacing the Umpires ???
I don’t see how it can possibly make life more difficult for them. Benson blamed the referral system, but the real reason he retired is that he’s got some health problems.
If anything, the referral system must be a relief to the players. Before the referral system, if the umpires made a wrong decision, and it influenced the result of the match, they would find out about that error after coming off the field, it’s too late to do anything about it, and they would feel awful.
With the referral system in place, a wrong decision can be corrected before any damage is done. So there is no chance of a wrong decision changing the outcome of the result, which is a relief to the umpires.
No the referral system is not replacing umpires, since it is still making them make a decision.
February 20th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
they quit cuz cricket is gay
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February 20th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
yes.
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February 20th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
I don’t know about quitting,I think they could have got together an official protest if they hadn’t wanted it. But no,I don’t see a mass retirement happening.I think they will come to accept it.
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February 20th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
I think that the umpire should ask for a Referral System if they are not 100% sure. The players, both fielding and batting should not be allowed to ask.
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February 20th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
We will see more & more poor decisions given as they learn to rely on the stupid referral system.
Soon there will be no umpires in the centre.
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February 20th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
I don’t see how it can possibly make life more difficult for them. Benson blamed the referral system, but the real reason he retired is that he’s got some health problems.
If anything, the referral system must be a relief to the players. Before the referral system, if the umpires made a wrong decision, and it influenced the result of the match, they would find out about that error after coming off the field, it’s too late to do anything about it, and they would feel awful.
With the referral system in place, a wrong decision can be corrected before any damage is done. So there is no chance of a wrong decision changing the outcome of the result, which is a relief to the umpires.
No the referral system is not replacing umpires, since it is still making them make a decision.
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