New rule to be tried in SL series
An experimental rule allowing players to seek a second opinion on umpiring decisions will be put on trial during India's upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka, the Board of Control for Cricket in India officials said on Monday.
The rule says a batsman or fielding captain may request the review of any decision taken by on-field umpires by referring it to the third official monitoring television replays.
Each team will be allowed three unsuccessful review requests per innings. But if an umpire reverses his original decision after a review appeal, the benefiting team will be allowed an additional appeal.
The ICC decided to trial the review in March, but it had to be put off after England and South Africa failed to reach an agreement on it for their Test series next month.
A player can make a request for a review by making a 'T' sign with his hands and if the TV umpire rules in the player's favour, the on-field umpire will have to overrule his previous decision. The rule will apply for all modes of dismissals except 'Timed Out'.
The TV umpire will be entitled to use slow motion replays from all available cameras, sounds from the stumps microphones and the Hawkeye system for tracking the trajectory of the ball.
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