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Cricket’s IPL To Use Decision Review System For Umpires

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the latest professional sports league to announce the use of a replay system to assist its officials in making the correct call. The IPL has agreed to feature a Decision Review System (DRS) for the 2018 season, which kicks off in early-April. “Yes, this idea has been going around […]

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TV Cameras Catch Australian Cricketer Tampering With Ball

Television cameras spied Australian cricketer Cameron Bancroft rubbing a piece of yellow tape on the cricket ball in a test match against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday. Bancroft later confessed to trying to use the tape and dirt granules to rough up the ball in an effort to change its flight. He appeared […]

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India Sports Report Stresses Importance Of Tech, Non-Live Content

Technology and non-live content will have the biggest impact on the Indian sports landscape according to a report from ESP Properties and SportzPower. “Two things that will significantly change the face of Indian sports – first is the way technology is used in our business. It will bridge the gap between multiple stakeholders coming together, […]

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Sydney Sixers Bring VR, AR Initiatives To Australian Cricket

The Sydney Sixers are bringing Australian cricket into virtual reality. Working with Australian VR studio CatalystVR, the team, which competes in the domestic Big Bash League, gave fans a 360-degree match day experience at Sydney Cricket Ground, according to a release from Catalyst. But that was last year. Expanding on that move’s success, the Sixers […]

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