Walking vs. Catching

[angryangy]

It's a tough issue.

Sums it up.

 

[sohum]

Sums it up.

LOL! That's not an exciting enough conclusion, though.

 

[sohum]

Well, looks like Kumble and Ponting heard me.

 

[Gilly Fan]

I can't think of any cricketer who genuinely walks. If the idea is that the good and bad decisions will balance out over time then shouldn't players be making the most of decisions that go their way even if they are wrong?
The only solution, much as people will protest, is TV replays.

Gilchrist?

 

[smssia0112]

Honestly, I see the major flaws in such an agreement even without a controversy such as Clarke's in the second test (not that it's too difficult). In a perfect cricketing world, all players could be honest and save umpires a lot of trouble, but that's not a reality.

In the real world, such agreements are just too flawed, and the possibility for abuse of trust is always present. It's a nice idea, but not everyone will go along with it, and we've done well to get this far with only one controversy (for the Aussies at least). Certainly one can recall MS Dhoni's claim of a clearly dropped catch to get Kevin Pietersen out.

 

[JamesyJames3]

I'm a strong believer in standing your ground, and letting the umpire make the decision. That's what they're there for.

To be fair, who can blame professional cricketers for not walking? Think of it as their careers could potentially be on the line. They could either be walking back to the pavillion for a duck with a badge for honesty. Or, get a second chance, and go on and make a test hundred to stay in the team.

 

[SciD]

I'm a strong believer in standing your ground, and letting the umpire make the decision. That's what they're there for.

Exactly why the catches should also be reffered. Umpires are one to make decision not captains.

 

[smssia0112]

I'm a strong believer in standing your ground, and letting the umpire make the decision. That's what they're there for.

To be fair, who can blame professional cricketers for not walking? Think of it as their careers could potentially be on the line. They could either be walking back to the pavillion for a duck with a badge for honesty. Or, get a second chance, and go on and make a test hundred to stay in the team.

Not to mention the fact that they can be as honest as they like, but it still won't stop the occasional dodgy decision going against them.

 

[RoboRocks]

Although I understand fully why players would want to stand their ground since they are playing for their country but its always nice to see that a player walks off since the umpires are under enough stress about making the wrong descion and its in the spirit of the game to walk after you nick it. Of course you take into consideration that these days bowlers work hard for wickets and it would be the fair thing to do by walking off after you nick a good ball.