Role of Technology in Cricket

You can notice a significant differences in current and old cricket, if you watch the highlights of any old cricket match on television. As i am a cricket fan so i have watched a few of old cricket matches live on television. But now, when I watch those highlights, one thing that strikes me is, how much the technology of Cricket has evolved in the last few years: the action replays from multiple angles, the stump vision, the statistical information bytes, the third-umpire, the wagon wheel and other visual aids, frame-by-frame replays, etc. These technologies have improved the experience of watching the cricket match on television. They have really contributed very well to the popularity of cricket telecasts.

As we are talking about the use of latest technology in cricket, in my view, the best tool available for cricket is Hawkeye which observes the trajectory of a delivery at various points, till say it hits the batsman's pads, and then predicts its trajectory past that point based on various additional factors, like speed, how it got off the pitch, etc. It has really helped the professionals to eliminate the errors in decisions and it has also proved to be effective for LBW decisions. Another tool named snickometer is also very helpful in judging a thin edge or in distinguishing an edge from bat hitting the pad.

Since cricket has become a high-profile game which is viewed by millions so all these technological advancements has really improved the cricket experience.