Technology can help reduce errors - Aleem Dar

Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar, who recently won his second successive ICC Umpire of the Year award, has supported the use of technology to increase the number of correct decisions in the game. Dar's comments have come at a time when the cricket world is divided on the implementation of the Umpire Decision Review System, with India expressing reservations against its use.

"It's really good to see technology making its way into the game," Dar told the Express Tribune. "It's not an easy job and some things are beyond your control, like a faint nick onto the pad or a bat-pad catch. Technology can help batsmen get a life when they deserve it."

Dar, who officiated in three Tests, nine Twenty20s and 17 ODIs during the period under consideration for the award, said the shortest format of the game was more prone to umpiring errors than the other versions. "I give equal value to all forms of cricket, even the under-19 matches that I stand in. But Twenty20 cricket is very fast and the number of mistakes may be high just because of the pace.

"However, technically, I feel comfortable in the format because the ball normally remains new as compared to Test cricket where it gets old and hence more difficult to spot."