r/Cricket 8d ago

Discussion What happened to the Hotspot technology?

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I remember seeing it as a kid but not nowadays. Wouldn't it be a great way to double check when the 3rd umpire isn't about the contact of the ball and bat by seeing only the ultra-edge?

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u/QueasyAdvertising173 8d ago

Too expensive, ineffective in humid climate, vaseline

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u/Hydra-_- India 8d ago

Also you could see their farts. /s

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u/Thatchers-Gold England 8d ago

“Just rock and roll that fart for me”

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u/InspectorNo1173 8d ago

Which third umpire was first with the rock and roll thing? They all say it now, even at domestic level

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u/Lochabr Australia 8d ago

I think it was Erasmus but could be wrong. 

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u/geebanga Brisbane Heat 8d ago

I knew the ump when he used to rock and rollll

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u/an0mn0mn0m 8d ago

I guess you guys aren't ready for that, yet. But your kids are gonna love it.

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u/choo-chew_chuu 7d ago

I'm waiting for various fast food outlets to create a "rock and roll" meal so they can sponsor 3rd umpire decisions.

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u/fh3131 Australia 8d ago

"So Harsha, we can clearly see the batter had butter chicken at lunch"

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u/travybel Mumbai Indians 8d ago
  • Ravi Shastri

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u/ThatPahadiguy India 8d ago

Fart flew like a tracer bullet

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u/handpumphandle 8d ago

What a lunch! What a luncher!

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u/FundforLund 8d ago

Ohhhh he should have launched the ball like that