ICC: Broadcasters should help pay for ‘hot spot’ equipment 24/03/2010 |
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International Cricket Council president David Morgan has called for broadcasters to contribute to the cost of the much-talked-about Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) because it makes “magnificent television”.
The UDRS system, which allows players a set number of unsuccessful challenges per innings through a third umpire watching on a video monitor, was approved by the ICC last June but is still not used in all Test matches.
Bangladesh has not been able to use the system during the series against England but officials are talking to broadcasters with a view to having it available for the country’s next home series.
Morgan told BBC Radio Four: "I believe that for the next home series against New Zealand, the Bangladesh Board are determined to have the equipment in place. It's a question of negotiations with their broadcaster.
"I think the broadcasters derive a great deal from the system – it's magnificent television actually. But cricket is not the richest of sports and we need to invest in grassroots.
"We think the distribution of hot spot equipment around the world is something the broadcasters should share in."
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