The third umpire should be the "final arbiter" under the Decision Review System (DRS) and a "specialist third umpire" to make tech-oriented calls, said Ian Taylor, head of ball-tracking technology manufacturing company, Virtual Eye
The third umpire should be the "final arbiter" under the Decision Review System (DRS) and a "specialist third umpire" to make tech-oriented calls, said Ian Taylor, head of ball-tracking technology manufacturing company,
Virtual Eye.
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According to Taylor, while there is enough technology at the third umpire's disposal for him to make the right call, this has also created the need for a specialised professional to execute the role.
"Our job as technology providers is to give that person the best tools we can, give him the confidence to trust them and aim to make sure that he has no need to over rule the technology," he added.
Virtual Eye has supplied ball-tracking technology for various cricket series including the recent Ashes series, while HawkEye is the tech supplier to the ongoing World Cup.
Taylor also felt there was a need of specialist third umpires. "The third umpire should be able to take all the information he has at his fingertips on a review and then make a call. This would mean that we might need to look at specialist third umpires, who know exactly how the technology works and what to look for, quickly. Just because you are a great on-field umpire, does not mean you are suited for using the modern technology that is available. That is a specialist job too," he said.
Taylor believed the DRS is here to stay. "It would be a pity if India continue to oppose it (DRS), but it makes little difference to us as providers," he said.
"The technology will not go away and, as was the case in New Zealand versus Pakistan series (where the DRS was not used) it became clear that there is more to be gained from using it than from not using it."
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