CRICKET TECHNOLOGY

A FAMOUS SPORT IN INDIA.

 INTRODUCTION

 Over the years cricket has incorporated into the game a  of the
latest technological advances available. There have been some
rejections of technology.
 Such as:
 Use of aluminum cricket bats are not allowed to use.
 Generally, the ICC have been rightly cautious about making
changes to the game that will impact the player and  spectators.
 The primary use of technology has been for the sake of accuracy,
fairness ,better entertainment for the users.
 Technology is also used for ease of making decisions.
HAWK EYE TECHNOLOGY.

A computer system first used in 2001 for showing the path of a cricket ball. It is an
indispensable tool for cricket commentators around the world to confirm the umpires
decisions. It is used as a part of DRS(Decision Review System) for conflicting LBW decisions.
HOW HAWK EYE TECHNOLOGY WORKS?

Hawk-Eye uses 6 high-speed expert vision processing cameras which

are located round the ground and calibrated. In inclusion, the system
uses the two “Mat” broadcast cameras and calibrates them so that
the visual is often always overlaid within the right place.
All cameras have “anti-wobble” software to deal with camera
motion. When a ball is bowled, the system is in a position to
automatically identify and find the ball within each and every frame
of video from each camera. By combining the positions of the ball in
each of the camera frames, the 3d and 4d positioning of the ball is
measured through-out the delivery. The delivery is broken down into
two independent components: delivery to bounce and bounce to
impact. By measuring the position of the ball at multiple frames the
speed, direction of travel, post and pre bounce, swing and dip are
often can be calculated for that specific delivery. No inherent
characteristics of the pitch are required as part of the system apart
from deliveries which hit the batsman on the full. Using these
measured characteristics of the ball’s flight up to impact, the future
path is forecasted.
SNICK-O-
METER
Snick-o-meter is a very sensitive
microphone located in one of the stumps
which can pick-up the sound when the ball
nicks the bat. This technology is only used
to give television audiences more
information and to show if the ball did or
did not actually hit the bat.

It was invented by British computer scientist

Allan Plasket, and introduced in mid 90's
and since then it has become a key
technology and is used to decide whether
the ball touched the bat or not.
HOW SNICK-O-METER WORKS?

The snick-o-meter is composed of a very sensitive microphone located in one of the stumps, connected to
an oscilloscope that measures sound waves. When the ball nicks the bat, the oscilliscope trace will pick up
the sounds. At the same time, a high speed camera records the ball passing the bat. The oscilliscope trace
is then shown alongside slow motion video of the ball passing the bat, and by the shape of the sound wave
you can determine whether of not the noise picked up by the microphone coincides with the ball passing
the bat, and whether the sound seems to come from the bat hitting the ball or from some other object.
SPIDER-CAM

The spider cam enables film and

television cameras to move both
sides vertically and horizontally over
the predetermined area, typically the
playing field of sporting event such as
cricket pitch. It is one of the fastest
growing technology in sports. It Is
also used in other sports like football,
hockey, kabaddi etc.,
HOW SPIDERCAM
WORKS?
The spider cam operates with four
motorised winches positioned at
each corner of the base of the cover
area, each of which controls a Kevlar
cable connected to a gyro-
stabilised camera-carrier or dolly. By
controlling the winding and
unwinding of the cables, the system
allows the dolly to reach any position
in the three-dimensional space. The
inputs of the Spider-Cam 'pilots' are
processed by software that forwards
the commands to the winches via
fibre optic cables.
HOTSPOT

The Hotspot technology is mostly used to review whether the bat has hit the ball, particularly when
there is a small nick. If there is a contact between ball and bat then a small amount of heat is
generated at a particular area where the ball nicks the bat. It is an infrared imaging system used to
determine whether the ball has stuck to the bat before going to the fielder.
Hotspot uses two infrared cameras
positioned at either end of the ground.
These cameras sense and measure heat
from friction generated by collision such
as ball on pad, ball on ground, ball on
glove and ball on bat.
HOW HOTSPOT
Using Subtraction techniques a series of
black and white frames are generated WORKS?
into a computer precising the exact
locality of ball. This technology is used
to enhance the on-field umpire's
decision making accuracy or as an
analysis aid for televised coverage.
STUMP
CAMERA
The Stump camera for long has been part of a cricket broadcasting. It is a small camera hidden inside the
stumps at both ends providing a unique angles to viewers.
HOW STUMP
CAMERA
WORKS?

A small camera is embedded inside a

hollow stump. The camera gets
aligned to a vertical camera view
through a small window on the side
of the stump via a mirror. These
cameras help to generate unique
view of play for action replays
specifically when a batsman get
bowled. 
PITCH VISION

The Pitch Vision is designed to be

used by the full spectrum of cricket
users to provide players key
performance feedback. It also helps
the batsman. To see whether their
shots would have pierced the field,
identifies which specific deliveries,
get you in trouble, compare
performance against different
bowlers, bat in real-game scenarios
against real-field placements.
HOW PITCH VISION
WORKS?
• PitchVision captures and sends performance feedback instantly to a centralized laptop in ‘real-time’ as
players train. It automatically creates a complete overview of all activity taking place; from the delivery
of the ball, to the final destination from the bat.
• It enables every player to capture precise measurements of batting and bowling performance. It’s
designed to be affordable to everyone and is very easy to use. Once set up, no special bat or ball is
required; just turn up, plug in and play.
• Each player’s data can be displayed instantanously to a laptop, mobile phone and most commonly on-
line for later analysis and communication with the coach.
• Every training session is stored to build up a historical data base and compared against past
performance, peers and professional players.
• Whether you are interested in detailed summaries of your (or your player’s) line and length, or just want
to know how fast you bowl PitchVision simply and unobtrusively enhances every training session,
generating better data – feedback, knowledge and participation.
 INSTANT REPLAY

Instant replay is a video reproduction of

something that recently occurred which was
both shot and broadcast live. The video having
already been shown live is replayed in order for
viewers to again and analyze what was
happened.
The replay may be in slow motion or from
multiple camera angles.
Video servers with their advanced technology,
allowed for more complex replays such as freeze
frame, frame by frame review, replay at variable
speeds, etc. Sport commentators analyze the
replay footage when it is being played rather
than describing the concurrent action.
ADVANTAGES OF CRICKET TECHNOLOGY

• Technology improves performance and efficiency in cricket.

• Technology has a major positive impact on cricket by making prosthetic limbs, wheel chain and many
more that allows disabled people to participate.
• In cricket they use a hawk eye technology and third umpire to reduce the human error and makes the
game more realistic.
• Technology has made cricket more entertaining for public by providing stump cameras, Instant replays etc.
• Technology has found new things such as Ice bags to prevent injuries of players.
DISADVANTAGES

• Some people may think that the review system in cricket is a disadvantage. This is because it is not 100%
accurate.
• Technology has created more ways to cheat. This is bad because it gives teams or individuals an unfair
advantage such as players may use drugs to bowl the ball faster with more aggressions or to hit the ball
harder and further.
• The referee losing power is a massive negative in technology cricket. Sometimes players may lose
respect for the referee if he is constantly being proven wrong.
• Another massive problem is it is expensive.
 BY M.PREETHI

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