81 All Out

In the latest episode of the podcast we chat about the challenge of being a modern umpire - and how excess scrutiny and knee-jerk reactions from pundits have combined to create a toxic environment. Talking Points: The challenge for modern umpires - with ball-by-ball social media scrutiny How TV replays can fool us into thinking that umpiring is an easy task Has DRS accelerated the erosion of the umpire's authority? The frequent grumbling around the soft-signal  - is it even needed? The issue with Sachin Tendulkar's reservation about umpire's call The value of umpiring judgement, and why the on-field umpire's decision is vital Ben Stokes' misunderstanding of the soft-signal Do umpires' performance change based on the match situation? Will cricket go the way of American football with video replays? Support 81allout via Ko-FI Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Cricketingview Substack Ashoka (@ABVan) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) * Buy War Minus