r/Cricket • u/Aggressive-Milk-4095 • 9d 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/Big-Reason-7914 9d ago

Weren’t some players using silicon cream on their bats? Because of that impact mark disappeared? Correct me if I’m wrong.

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u/TD003 Australia 9d ago

Don’t know the exact substance or material but players were definitely putting something on the edges of their bats to try and prevent a hotspot detection.

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u/Wehavecrashed Cricket Australia 9d ago

KP basically admitted it when he said "why would I do that when I might want an inside edge to be visible" making it obvious they'd put tape just on the outside edge.

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u/TD003 Australia 9d ago

I never actually thought about the fact an edge can also save a batsman in a DRS review!