Courtesy of The Island, 12 January 2016
Crickets finest young talent will be on display when the 11th edition of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup is played across four cities in Bangladesh from 27 January to 14 February 2016. The tournament, now a full-fledged biennial marquee event after taking its first tentative steps in 1988, is the stepping stone for wide-eyed youngsters towards fulfilling their dream of playing at the highest level. Players get a first-hand exposure of performing in front of live cameras and competing against rivals who they will come across again if they make the next grade to senior cricket.
Kolkata: India’s Rishab Pant plays a shot against Afghanistan during their match of U-19 Cricket Tri-series Cricket Tournament in Kolkata on Saturday. PTI Photo by Swapan Mahapatra (PTI11_21_2015_000149B)
Eight of the 10 current Test captains have learnt the nuances and finer points of the sport at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup. The lone exceptions are Pakistans Misbah-ul Haq and AB de Villiers of South Africa. The upcoming tournament will feature nine Test-playing nations and seven Associate and Affiliate members Afghanistan, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Namibia, Nepal and Scotland. We take a trip down the memory lane to relive the highlights of previous events that featured players who went on to become household names. Continue reading
Human Error in Third Umpire Room is the Problem, not DRS
Michael Roberts
It is human error in the Third Umpire’s Room that has caused some critical mistakes in umpiring in recent cricket matches. First by Nigel Llong in Adelaide and now by Richard Ketleborough in Hamilton. Ian Smith stormed out of the TV commentary rooms telling the world [around him] that the Third Umpire’s error could cause the Kiwis the match. Well might Russel Arnold have climbed the walls in Hamilton in the same style! The error was worse in fact: Kettleborough overturned an on-field “NOT OUT” where Llong confirmed an on-field error.
While several years of DRS experience has sharpened on-field decisions by the world’s battery of umpires, it appears that certain paths//facets of the technology are still not understood by some umpires (and maybe by all of the umpiring fraternity). I am not a technological wizard, but two comments by ordinary blokes in ESPNcricinfo reveal wizards of the kind we need …. as instructors to the whole class of top-umpires. I quote them below, but add my two bits worth first.
What was the common factor in the two major errors under discussion, that in Adelaide and that in Hamilton? The decision went in favour of the home side. SO… is that coincidence or cause? Continue reading →
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