Mumbai:In a first, the IPL is planning to have an exclusive TV umpire who will monitor no-balls in the upcoming edition of the IPL. As per reports, it is understood that this extra match official will be separate from the third and fourth umpires and will solely use technology to help on-field officials monitor no-balls.
This decision, as per reports, has been taken by the newly-formed IPL governing council, headed by former India batsman Brijesh Patel at a meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday in order to reduce the errors made by the on-field umpires.
A report in a leading cricket-based website further reported that one governing council member has confirmed this development and are looking to implement the same in either the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament which begins this Friday or the Ranji trophy that is set to begin next month.
This development is likely to be welcomed by players and teams considering last season's awful umpiring standards.
The IPL's idea comes just after the ICC's decision which recently decided to conduct trials in which a TV umpire will monitor front-foot no-balls. The ICC had earlier said that it was looking to try it out in a few limited-overs series first, similar to the one used during England-Pakistan ODI series in 2016.
