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Article: To refer to the TV umpire or not to refer: What is the best way forward for cricket?(Sports)(Television program review)
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- Cape Times (South Africa)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2008
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BYLINE: ZAAHIER ADAMS
Cricket has always been known as "the gentleman's game", with the umpires being viewed as the custodians out in the middle. The increased availability of technology has, however, placed these "custodians" in the public spotlight more than ever.
Players too have felt the analytical glare of the television cameras. Just ask Proteas star AB de Villiers and England captain Michael Vaughan, both of whom claimed "catches" in the recent Test at Headingley, Leeds, only to be overruled by the third umpire.
The margin of financial reward between success and failure has also grown exponentially since the advent of professionalism, placing the men in ...
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