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'Snicko needs to be sacked'

'Snicko needs to be sacked'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

Review technology under fire again in Adelaide Ashes Test

Hot Spot not to be used in India-England ODI series

Hot Spot not to be used in India-England ODI series

Rediff.com6 Oct 2011

The controversial Hot Spot has been a disappointment in the recent India-England ODI series and it will not be used in the five-match one-day contest between the two countries starting on October 14, according to the head of the company behind the technology.

Hotspot inventors want covering removed from bats

Hotspot inventors want covering removed from bats

Rediff.com10 Aug 2013

The inventors of cricket's 'Hotspot' technology have called for all protective covering to be removed from bats in order for the system to work properly.

Real-time Snickometer faces Ashes test

Real-time Snickometer faces Ashes test

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

The controversial decision review system has had a last-minute update for the start of the Ashes this week, with a real-time Snickometer set to be added to the technology available to match umpires.