Yeah i laughed when i heard Slater say that. Ridiculous.

I think maybe people should come to accept errors in the game. The BCCI seem to be able to do that in the case of Yuvraj. Why not the same treatment for the umpires?

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I was on the floor laughing after I read this line!!!! I guess the poor guy is so woefully out of touch its not even funny. It makes me wonder if its same yuvraj who flayed the bowlers all over the park in south africa in T20, played so well against the aussies in mumbai and even against the pakistanis in the last test match he looked in supreme touch. There were talks he was dating Actress/Model Deepika Padukone recently, maybe thats on the rocks now? I dont see her in any of his matches anymore after the Sydney test. I sorta realized he went through a slight slump in form when he broke up with Kim Sharma as well. Well the crux of the matter is someone really needs to sit down with him and give him pep-talk. He even doesn't seem to field in his normal backfoot point position, he doesn't look jovial on the field anymore like he used to and his body language is so negative as well. I hope he pulls himself out of it, too many players succumbing to the bite of the black dog nowadays...Tait, Lou Vincent, I hope he isn't headed that way....i've never come up with so much wild speculation before, I can now start writing for Times of India...lol...!!!!

Sanketh, If you remember, Yuvraj was a bad player when he was dating Kim Sharma, then he broke up with her and became a great player, then he started dating Deepika and immediately lost form. I think he should stop dating actresses.

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My computer can beat me at chess.....but its no match for me at kick boxing.

I Still Believe time of human umpiring is at an end we need to use all technology available even if it costs us 5 overs a day in tests. human errors are becoming to seem like cheating now the way they are going, which is ruining cricket as we know it.

the problem with that is b3au, is there a reliable tool which can say whether a batsman is lbw or not? hawkeye is just a predictor, lots of error margin in it. also that snickometer used for edges also is not said to be 100%. we cannot lose umpires altogether. but if umpires were 50% more smarter in referring contentious decisions they would be effective. gilchrist went up for tendulkar's catch in perth, send it to 3rd umpires, TV replays show he is out, thats it. today in eng vs nz, ian bell's wicket was taken by vettori, u could see pietersen at the other end shouting inside edge and even bell made gestures..but asad rauf gave it out...refer it when u have batsman screaming, the same rauf gave oram not out which changed the complexion of the whole game. chamara silva caught by symonds in aus vs srilanka, the ball was caught inches off the ground...possibly grassed by symonds...refer it...symonds also a bit in the wrong as he shouldve said he wasn't sure. players a little more honest and umpires a little more smarter and things can go so better. a machine can never replace a person but it can aid a person a lot.

First we need less technology - not more.

Think about it it 'seems' like umpires are making more mistakes ( I don't like the word cheating myself) - and that's because IMO all the decisions are being scrutinised on the big replay screens - get rid of those and umpires will look as good as those 20 years ago once again.
Hey - cricket is for human beings to play - not machines, and technlogy is just that.

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As long as the players are human beings, then I don't have any problem. Now that the big sightscreens are out of the bag, you can't get rid of them. Cricket wouldn't be such a spectacle without them. As to umpires being scrutinised more- well, they ought to be scrutinised, wouldn't they? They are in a position of responsibilty, and I think any move to make the most right decisions possible can only be a good thing. I don't mind human error on the field by the players, as it makes it more interesting, but given the position of responsibilty of the umpires, human error on their part should be reduced as much as possible.

I would love to see Tennis like referrals from the player on contentious decisions especially in crucial juncture of the game
and also more wide use of Hot spot in all test matches,by far the best method to find out any deflection of the bat currently(better than snicko)
and also on field umpires should be relieved of line callings(no more concentration on no ball)with the help of third umpire or some better technology like line callings used in tennis
Although these ideas are not fool proof but still better than what is followed by the umpires at the moment
Change is the only constant in the world and its time for change in the method of Umpiring or else there gonna be more Sydney type controversies in offer

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