Hotspot accuracy to be tested after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/VVS-Laxman-c2772 incident - Cricket News Update
The hotspot will undergo further tests in order to determine its accuracy after the technology came under considerable criticism in the ongoing Test series between England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
The owner of the technology, Warren Brennan, is hopeful of determining the full extent of its effectiveness, after it was rumored that a greasy substance, like Vaseline, hinders the use of Hotspot.
The issue arose in the second test between England and India, where the English contingent was adamant that VVS Laxman had edged a delivery off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705.
The standing umpire, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brent-Fraser-Bowden-c48388, also could not find any mark while using the hotspot technology and had to give the verdict in favour of
the batsman.
Ironically, Bowden later revealed that he had heard a sound but it was too inconclusive too adjudge the player out.
Brennan however, believed that using a substance like Vaseline can effectively reduce the impact of Hotspot. Along with using extra layers, the visibility of the technology can also be affected by players using http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Harwood-c2497 at the Edge of the bats.
"I would imagine that Vaseline would restrict the friction of the ball hitting the bat so if you reduce the friction you are going to reduce the Hot Spot. That is pure and simple physics. From what I can remember, quite often the outside of the bat has a
layer of some sort of coating.”
The owner of Hotspot was also critical of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625, which allow players to have logos or names on the sides of the bat.
However, the Vaseline incident was sparked by none other than former English Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Paul-Vaughan-c76145, who believed that Indian players (specifically Laxman) might have used Vaseline on the side of the bat.
This ignited further controversy, which led to former Indian all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravishankar-Jayadritha-Shastri-c84254, to come out and slam the approach of the English, following the incident.
Shastri claimed that Vaughan himself had used Vaseline, while also labeling the hosts as being Jealous of their success.
The Decision Review System is used partially in this series, where only catches can be reviewed by either team.
However, the DRS is certainly an important tool for Cricket and its application needs to be perfected to avoid controversies and confusions like this.
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