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"It is my opinion that it is the umpires on the field, they’re the ones who should be asking these questions," said the 62-year-old Steve Bucknor. "Not the batsman, not the bowler. We know when the decisions are tough and marginal. We just know. I believe we are the ones who should be going up […]

"This is the exact same system I came up with 12 or 13 years ago when I was coach of Western Province. This system will not currently give you 100 per cent correct decisions, but it is there to help umpires.” said Former England coach Duncan Fletcher. "If the people administering the system during the […]

"The referral system, which Tendulkar experienced first-hand during India‘s 1-2 Test series defeat to Sri Lanka last year, has improved the rate of giving correct decisions," the Chief Executive of the ICC, Lorgat said. "The idea is to give sufficient help (to the umpires) to get the decisions correct. We have seen that the correct […]

"When I was there in Sri Lanka last time, I did not particularly like the Umpires Referral system. There is still an element of uncertainty in the system," said Sachin Tendulkar. "I still prefer the hotspot system to identify the contact between the ball and bat. The LBW decisions are not convincing enough as the […]