- Aug 21, 2007
- 31,670
- 99,023
- AFL Club
- Port Adelaide
- Other Teams
- Aston Villa, San Antonio Spurs
None of the cameras are good enough to see precisely is what the ball is doing when the snicko spike happens. This isn't like cricket where there are 8 high quality cameras zoomed in on the batsman, and is used in conjunction with hot spot and slow-mo.
Even with all of that, they need conclusive evidence to overturn an umpire's call, and there are iffy ones all the time.
How we can overturn the call of an umpire who was 2 feet away from any potential impact with footage that is so far away it's nowhere near fit for purpose, with no clear angle on the ball. I mean fmd. Imagine how quickly India would mobilise the nukes if Kohli was given out on that evidence.
Even with all of that, they need conclusive evidence to overturn an umpire's call, and there are iffy ones all the time.
How we can overturn the call of an umpire who was 2 feet away from any potential impact with footage that is so far away it's nowhere near fit for purpose, with no clear angle on the ball. I mean fmd. Imagine how quickly India would mobilise the nukes if Kohli was given out on that evidence.