If the decision of the Field Umpires are reversed, it points out the Error of Judgment by them.
How is it they remain immune from action by ICC , for the mistake they commit ,especially when it could have cost a match to a Team?(In fact, it nearly in World Cup Tie between India and England on 28 FEB), while if the decision remains unaltered the number of appeal is reduced.
It is like Plaintiff being penalized for failing to prove the Respondent Guilty( in the form of reducing the appeal to Third Umpire)
Does this happen in Law or is this natural Justice?
For the First reversed decision, both the Field Umpires should forego 25% of their match fee% for the Second, for the Third 75% and they should be replaced by new set of Field Umpires.
They can no longer escape under the plea they are human,
They have technology to rely on.
Even after that there are mistakes, if it is genuine, it is ok.
When you shun Technology you should shun altogether, which you do not; you rely on it through the Third Umpire.
So, why not rely on it straight away.The Umpire Decision Review System (abbreviated as UDRS or DRS) is a new technology based system currently being used on an experimental basis in the sport of cricket. The system was first introduced in Test Cricket for the sole purpose of reviewing the controversial decisions made by the on-field umpires in the case of a batsman being dismissed or not. The new review system was officially launched byInternational Cricket Council on 24 November 2009 during the first Test between New Zealand and Pakistan at the University Oval inDunedin.[1][2] It was first used in ODIs in January 2011, in England’s series against Australia.[3]
During a Test match, each team is given two challenges per innings. A fielding team may use the system to dispute a “not out” call and a batting team may do so to dispute an “out” call. The fielding team captain or the batsman being dismissed invokes the challenge by signalling a “T” with the arms. Once the challenge is invoked, acknowledged, and agreed, the Third Umpire reviews the play. While umpires may request the Third Umpire for certain close calls such as line calls (to determine run outs and stumpings) and boundary calls, a challenge may be used in situations that may result in a dismissal: for example, to determine if the ball is a legal catch (making contact with the batsman’s bat or glove and not touching the ground before being held by a fielder) or if a delivery made the criteria for a leg before wicketdismissal (hitting the ground in line or on the off side and hitting the batsman in line with a path that would have hit the wicket). The Third Umpire then reports to the on-field umpire whether his analysis supports the original call, contradicts the call, or is inconclusive. The on-field umpire then makes the final decision: either re-signalling a call that is standing or revoking a call that is being reversed and then making the corrected signal. If a team’s challenge results in a reversed call, the team keep that challenge; they can continue to challenge throughout the innings until they make two failed challenges.
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