While watching the IPL, name the technologies used in cricket
IPL 2024 is underway. The tournament’s business end has commenced. While the bowlers are getting pummeled all over the field, the batters are plundering runs at will. While it is understandable to have sympathy for the bowlers, the T20 format is becoming increasingly difficult for them. In the IPL 2024, not even technology has been able to help bowlers. Speaking of technology in cricket, instead of just enjoying the IPL 2024 from the comfort of your home, why not take a closer look at all the many technologies used throughout a match? Here’s the complete list: a) DRS: Officially called the Decision Review System, but the unofficial name is Dhoni Review System largely because of the accuracy with which Mahendra Singh Dhoni aces the review, much to the astonishment of his fans. Some of the tools used in DRS are ball tracking, Snickometer, front-foot technology, and smart bails. Ball tracking is used to define the trajectory of the ball, with the help of a series of cameras, thus helping the umpires with close LBW calls. Smart Bails are stationed at the top of the stumps, and glows when they make contact with the ball, helping the umpires with run-out decisions. Snickometer was developed in 1999, designed largely to help the umpire whether the ball has hit the bat or not? b) Ultra-edge: Also called edge detection, the ultra-edge determines whether a ball has made contact with either edge of the bat before being pouched by the fielder. c) Spider Cam: Watching the game up close with the Spider Cam has become the new norm in cricket. Basically, it is an HDD camera suspended through kevlar wires, thus helping the fans to watch the game from three different angles. d) Speed Gun: This gun determines the speed at which a bowler has bowled a delivery towards a batter during a game. Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar holds the record for delivering the fastest delivery in an ODI match at 161.3 km/h against England in 2003. e) Pitch Vision: This monitors a bowler’s individual ball’s length and bounce rate. It is extremely useful for bowlers to bowl accurately during a practice session. While the advancements in technology have been endless, the game has certainly become more exciting and, to an extent, a fair one with their introduction, reducing the unbiased nature of the home umpires in the past. Fair or unfair – that’s for the players, the ICC, the umpires and the referees to decide.
