Umpires being blamed

[manee]

Umpires tend to make one or two glaring errors per innings maximum. I think that the third umpire should be able to challenge any decisions that he feels are massive errors from the umpire.

These decisions should be analysed for a small period of time much like line decisions and if the glaring error is as obvious as the third umpire originally thought, he can quickly call it as not out. I feel the third umpire best placed to challenge decisions because he is neutral and has the best view other than the on field umpire.

This solution will result in glaring errors being corrected and considering it will not be often and should be corrected clearly, it will not affect the flow of the game too much. People will have to accept the human error in other decisions.

Obviously not thought out massively, but I feel this should be trialed since I can find no errors in it.

 

[Sureshot]

And leave decisions that are too hard to tell even with technology as the umpire called?

 

[manee]

And leave decisions that are too hard to tell even with technology as the umpire called?

Yes.

 

[SciD]

The umpiring standard has been on rise since last few years. With old cream retiring the new umpires on block are doing good job. In the recent test match between India-Pakistan there were so many close shouts on a wicket that was keeping low and the umpires got everything correct. The reason why we should not be harsh on umpires is that they have to make the decisions in that moment and do not have facility of snikos, third eye or hawk eye, replays etc.
It would be better on the part of players to wlak off in cases where they know they are out and not to appeal unncesary when they know the batsmen is not out. Rather than putting pressure on umpires they should take responsibility on themselves also.

 

[usy]

Oh no he made one mistake!!!

we shall call the UFO's because they are not humans..

 

[SciD]

To ask senior umpire like Rudi to miss Sri Lanka series and go to India-Pak series is disgraceful. What would Rudi be thinking?
India has had issue with Steve Bucknor often but he is still standing in most of games played by India. If the poor guy made one decison in there last test match which they would have lost even though Sangakarra would have been at crease does not mean he is out to avenge Sri Lankans.

 

[ivanvdm15]

umpires too make mistakes and i mean they don't have much time to think when a bowler that bowls 149kpm and the ball hits the pad it's hard too see clearly what happend, i don't blame them if they make mistakes.

 

[Insomniac]

Have a problem with Rudi, ever since Darrel Hair said that Rudi said that comment during the WC.

(For those who did not hear it, he (Rudi) said Hooray, now those cheats can go back home. - something along those lines)

Am suprised he is being allowed to umpire in this game with Pakistan (because nobody investigated into those allegations)