ICC delays decision on using cameras to detect no-balls

LONDON, JUNE 20.The use of cameras to aid umpires in calling no- balls will not be introduced for at least a year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

ICC chief executive Dave Richards said late on Tuesday the ruling body's cricket committee, playing, which deals with such matters, had decided to leave no-balls decisions in the hands of umpires for now.

There have been calls to make use of new technology to help umpires after television replays showed four England batsmen were wrongly given out to no-balls in the second Test against Pakistan in Manchester on June 4.

``The cricket committee, playing looked at technology and there was an almost split decision so the feeling was that there should be no change at the present time,'' said Richards.

''No one has yet come forward with a proposal for the use of technology for no balls simply because of the time lag that is involved. The recent spate of highlighting of no balls was not addressed by the cricket committee, playing at the time but it was felt that umpires should continue to deal with it``.

-Reuters.

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