Virtual umpiring will detract from spectator appeal
Angus Fraser in the Independent , isn't in favour of the new umpire referrals system as it could devalue the experience of watching cricket at the venue.
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
Angus Fraser in the Independent, isn't in favour of the new umpire referrals system as it could devalue the experience of watching cricket at the venue.
Those watching live at a venue will no longer have the best seat in the house, they will be left in the dark every time a referral is sent to the third umpire. It can take a minute or two for the third umpire to get the images he is looking for from the television broadcaster, with an over containing two or three referrals taking seven or eight minutes. After a while punters will question whether it is worth paying £75 for such a view when a better one can be obtained on a sofa at home.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo