Inzy calls for tech support
Pti, Karachi
Unhappy with some umpiring decisions during the first cricket Test against South Africa in Centurion, Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allow the umpires seek the assistance of modern technology more often."Why should assistance from modern technology just be restricted to stumping or run-out line decisions. Why can't it be applied to other dismissals as well," Inzamam said in a television interview after the defeat. Pakistan were at the rough end of some poor umpiring decisions, but Inzamam did not blame it for the defeat. "The ICC Code of Conduct does not allow me to say anything on this. But everyone saw what happened," he said. Inzamam urged the ICC to allow the umpires to seek the assistance of modern technology while reaching at a conclusion on doubtful decisions. "Modern technology can be used by umpires to rule on any close decisions including caught behind or leg before ones," he added. The ICC experimented with the option of allowing batting teams to appeal against any disputed decision to the third umpire last year in one tournament, but soon afterwards dropped the idea. Inzamam said that his team would comeback strongly in the series, strengthened with the return of in-form batsman Mohammad Yousuf and fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul in the second Test starting on January 19. All the three players missed the first Test while all-rounders Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Malik missed the series due to fitness problems.
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