What is the problem if player consults dressing room before asking for referral?
By grvdubey11
@grvdubey11 (1879)
India
March 5, 2011 6:04am CST
In Pakistan vs Canada match , Afirdi and Misbah pointed out that Canadian player Bagai looked at dressing room where his team mates and coach were showing the signal that he should go for referral and on the complaint of Pakistani players umpire wanred him not to do that.Here Pakistani players were not wrong in complaining because its against the rules of ICC but i wonder whats wrong in that if player consults dressing room or coach before asking for referral.In baseball there is a system where coach can ask for a referral by throwing flag on the ground.Coaches and other players in dressing room can see the proceedings in slow motion and they can point out to batsman that he should take the referral or not.I think this method can be used for making more correct decisions.Share your views.
4 responses
@ravi_s2025 (510)
• India
5 Mar 11
Cricket has some weird rules and this is one amongst them. A bowling team can gather together to decide whether they have to refer or not but a batting team can't.How stupid!It is just like the 2.5m rule that played an important role in making the india england match a tie.If you see today's australia sri lanka match you will notice that the australian bowler asked Ponting whether he should refer it or not and ponting said yes and they referred.I wonder why can't a batting team do the same thing.
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
5 Mar 11
Hi,
More of cricket and more f controversial rules. There was nothing wrong to consult the dressing room before asking for referral.
@divyangshukla (400)
• India
5 Mar 11
i think this review system is not a good option.i feel like if it we have to ask for third umpire 2-3 times in a match then whats the need of ground umpire.this thing look like third umpire doesnt have believe on ground umpire and sometime it really heart the ground umpire ego that is what i think.rest all i leave to you guyz but anyways cricket is religion for us.
@crown5310 (2)
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5 Mar 11
Well Referral is a new rule which ICC has introduced n each team has limited refferals. If the player consults it with the coach that would be wrong coz the coach n other team players can see the replays n know wheather to go for refferal or not n this can be used to gain advantage over the other team
