Why dont they use technology to make cricket decisions in the 21st century?

Question

one bad decision can ruin a whole game for a team. for eg the last match between SL and AUS..sangakkara was not LBW..there was a doubt..but aleem dar gave it out. if they used replays and technology he would not have been out. He would have helped sri lanka get out to about 250 or more perhaps and not 226..cos he was a batsmen in form.
an important world cup match and pathetic decisions like this makes me mad. it isnt easy for umpires cos they are only human and cannot be 100% consistent..but then WHY NOT USE TECHNOLOGY!!
BAD DECISIONS ARE THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO WATCH A FAIR AND JUST GAME OF CRICKET..WHERE THE TEAM THAT PLAYS WELL ON THE DAY SHOULD WIN AND NOT OTHERWISE!

Answer 1

Because the human element in the form of umpires adds to the game, if we used technology to make decisions then we don't have use for the umpires on the field and who then is to control the players.
Technology is great but it is not perfect either, some catches aren't clearly caught and then where Hawkeye is concerned I think that is flawed, because hawkeye uses technology to show where the ball will go after it has pitched but we all know that the cricket ball does not always go like that...example, reverse swing, does Hawkeye factor that in? I don't think so.
So really the technology isn't perfect yet to be used but even then we need to have umpires out there to monitor and control the situation....the playing area requires human attention.
Bad decisions have been there since the beginning of the game until now and you will admit that we have had brilliant cricket in between.

Answer 2

There are a lot of sports where technology would greatly improve the accuracy of the game. Even instant replay is fallible.

The reason why technology is not used is because of the owners. They don't really care who wins and who loses. They make money buy charging people to become fans of the sport and in some sports the losers get some of that play off money. Also bad calls are generally played on both teams. So a team that loses a game because of a bad call could win a game on a bad call. They also can create fans for boarderline teams. Teams that don't make the playoffs on a bad call could have won a couple of past games and never ended up in that situation. A close game is a danger area for bad calls. If there are bad calls in a blow out game, very few people care.

Answer 3

Since the inception of this game, it has come a long way. With hosts of events taking place, the game of Cricket has developed at every stage. Cricket in the 21st Century is a modernized version of what our forefathers have played during the late 18th century, 19th century and even the 20th century. The cricket lovers all over the world have witnessed some of the major incidents through the history of cricket.

Answer 4

LBW decisions have been most controversial in the history of cricket till now. If everything has to be referred to 3rd umpire, then there is no need for field umpires. I strongly feel that the present system of referring only the doubtful cases to 3rd umpire is quite okey.

Answer 5

Why winge about a game with no impact on the finals.
Maybe Sri Lanka lost because they didn't field a full stregnth team.

Answer 6

i like your Q.....
if you go and look at tennis,they do use modern technology.........like if the re free is not sure where the ball has fallen,they have a screen which shows where exactly the ball is..........so cricket should develop.....
in this way the umpires are bribed and the unwanted team wins because"UMPIRES DECISION IS THE LAST DECISION"

Answer 7

Why do people want to remove all human element from sports?

If everything is decided by technology, no-one can blame the ump/ref anymore.

Answer 8

Too much of technology will spoil the overall interest in the game.....

Answer 9

Why dont you are not allow robot to play cricket. dear

Answer 10

not that i am agains technology.. but purists claim it will slow down the game.