Pakistan cricket

Filching the floodlights

Aug 13, 2012 | The Buzz
Night cricket is an institution in Pakistan but comes into its own during the month of Ramadan, when daytime activities are severely curtailed

Cricket research

Swing theory hit for a six

May 30, 2012 | The Buzz
The old adage that 'moisture in the air makes a cricket ball swing', is wrong, it seems

Technology

DRS has changed the game

Feb 9, 2012 | The Surfer
The Economist's sports blog Game Theory looks at how DRS has altered many aspects of cricket - the way batsmen play spinners, the increased boldness of umpires when it comes to lbw decisions, the reduction in the tension between teams, and the

Technology

Technology, where it all began

Jan 25, 2012 | The Surfer
Nearly 30 years ago, an accountant in Sri Lanka, Mahinda Wijesinghe, made one of the earliest calls for video replays to assist the umpires at a time when technology in cricket was still in its infancy

Technology

So what if the DRS isn't perfect?

Jan 2, 2012 | The Surfer
Since it was first trialled in 2008, there has been no uniformity in the way the DRS has been implemented

Technology

DRS hogs too much of the spotlight

Dec 27, 2011 | The Surfer
The ICC’s inaction and the BCCI’s arm-twisting tactics have left cricket in a situation where the use of technology is not uniform across series, Kunal Pradhan says in the Mumbai Mirror

Technology

Faux objectivity: The murky business of light meters

Nov 30, 2011 | Samir Chopra
But what precisely are the light meters protecting the cricketers (and us) from? From conditions where the light is either "too poor to play" or is "dangerous"?

Technology

The problem with ball-tracking

Jul 11, 2011 | The Surfer
The issue with ball-tracking technology in its current form is that its accuracy varies depending on the quality of the cameras used, Mike Haysman writes on Supersport.com

Technology

Use of technology a logical progression

Jun 28, 2011 | The Surfer
The BCCI has finally agreed to accept the DRS, albeit a modified version without ball-tracking technology, but Pradeep Magazine, writing in the Hindustan Times , remains critical of India's behaviour and their attitude to technology.

Technology

The case for DRS

Jun 11, 2011 | The Surfer
"If the BCCI refuse to concede [to use DRS], they must be told to