LBWs could go to third umprire

Umpiring in cricket is all set for a major revamp with the ICC Cricket Committee recommending a referral system in Tests and introducing Hawk-eye for deciding LBWs.

8220;Each team should be limited to a maximum of three unsuccessful referrals per innings,8221; the ICC said in a statement after the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Committee here. 8220;The process should take the form and order of: on-field umpire gives his decision; affected batsman or fielding side8217;s captain asks the umpire to review that decision; the on-field umpires and third umpire consult; the on-field umpire gives his final decision,8221; it added.

On the introduction of Hawk-Eye for making leg-before decisions, the committee recommended that the third umpire should be allowed to use the technology to determine the actual path of the ball.

8220;8230; Hawk Eye technology could be used by the third umpire but only for the purposes of determining the actual path of the ball up until the point that it struck the batsman and not the predictor function of the technology,8221; the statement read.

A Test series would be used to trial the new proposals after they are approved.