Beginning on Friday, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will implement a Smart Replay System to facilitate more flexible and timely decision-making during the upcoming season, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo.
ESPNcricinfo reports that two Hawk-Eye operators will be seated in the same room as the TV umpire, giving him access to images captured by them as part of the Smart Replay System. Eight of Hawk-Eye’s high-speed cameras are dispersed throughout the field.
The TV broadcast director, who functioned as a mediator between the Hawk-Eye operators and the third umpire until now, will not be involved in the new arrangement.
It is claimed that the TV umpire will have access to more visuals–including split-screen images–than he did in the past thanks to the Smart Replay System. Consider the fielder on the boundary rope making an overhead catch in midair. A split screen of the fielder’s feet and hands at the exact instant the ball was caught was previously unavailable to the broadcaster.
With the new setup, synchronized video of the moment the foot contacted or avoided the rope may be shown on a split screen with the umpire calling the ball’s catch or release.
Likewise, in the event of an overthrow that results in a four, a split screen can now display whether or not the hitters were crossing at the time the fielder released the ball. Now that the Hawk-Eye operators have photographs of the precise moment the throw was launched together with the positions of the batters at that same moment, they may provide the TV umpire with that information (consider the World Cup final of 2019 as an example of a specific use case). Previously, the broadcaster’s inability to combine the two photos utilizing broadcast cameras and resources was the main reason why the TV umpire did not receive such clear visuals.
Cricket’s ‘Super Bowl’ Indian Premier League is set to return this week with a blockbuster opening clash between defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a South Indian derby at their home arena–MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
Due to the impending Lok Sabha Polls, the dates of which have not yet been announced, the schedule up until April 7 has been made public. The remaining dates will be revealed later.
In the meantime, fans will be doubly happy because four doubleheaders are scheduled for this period of time. Gujarat Titans (GT), the IPL 2022 champion and runners-up from the previous season, and Mumbai Indians (MI), the five-time champions, square off in an exciting match on Sunday in Ahmedabad.
Due to the shocking transfer of GT’s former captain Hardik Pandya to MI, the match is expected to generate a lot of buzz among fans and pundits. The decision to replace MI’s longtime captain Rohit Sharma with Pandya shocked the IPL community. The Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals will open their seasons in Jaipur on the same day.
The Delhi Capitals’ home games against CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders are scheduled for March 31 and April 3, respectively, at Vizag.
On March 23, the inaugural double-header between the Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will take place in Mohali, while the two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders will begin play in Kolkata.
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