The BCCI is reportedly working on introducing a new technology during IPL 2024 that will help in making more accurate decisions regarding waist-high no-balls.
Players are now allowed to challenge on-field umpire’s decision concerning a wide and or a no-ball. Of these, the high full tosses remain a tricky area with unsatisfactory results despite the use of current technology that relies on replays and ball-tracker.
According to a report in The Times of India, a BCCI team has been measuring the height of players taking part in IPL and the collected data will then be used to adjudge reviews of waist-high full tosses.
“There are people in the BCCI’s team who are measuring the height of all the players in the IPL till their waist, with a measuring tape. This data will then be fed into the system used by the hawk-eye operators, who sit with the third umpire (from this season) to judge reviews of waist-high full tosses. This data will help in judging the waist-high full toss to a particular batsman better,” TOI quoted a source as saying.
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What the ICC rule says on Waist-high No-balls
The Clause 41.7.1 of the Laws of Cricket says: “Any delivery, which passes or would have passed, without pitching, above waist height of the striker standing upright at the popping crease, is to be deemed to be unfair. Whenever such a delivery is bowled, the umpire shall call and signal No ball.”
Smart Replay System
The BCCI has already implemented a new Smart Replay System for the ongoing IPL that got underway last Friday. The system will help in arriving at decisions quicker and also improve their accuracy. As per reports, two Hawk-Eye operators will be sitting along with the TV umpire who will share their inputs with the match official.
The TV umpire will have access to more visuals than before through eight hi-speed cameras placed around the ground.
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