Cricket World Cup 2015 - 7 High-Tech Technology

1) LED stumps and bails

• Stump cameras are passe. LED stumps are the latest additions to the game. The LED light flashes only when the bail is completely dislodged from the stumps which means the third umpire can get a clear view whether the bails are dislodged completely or not while making a decision.

2) Real-time Snicko

• Commonly known as Snicko, this is used in televised cricket to graphically analyse sound and video as a ball passes a bat. In use in various forms since 2008, it is one of the trusted go to technologies in the Decision Review System (DRS) in world cricket today.

3) Hawkeye ball-tracking

• Six strategically placed cameras around the field track the path of the ball from the time it is released from the bowler's hand till it comes to a standstill. A computer then turns the images of the camera into a 3D image in a virtual cricket pitch, taking into account the speed, the bounce and the swing of the ball.

4) PitchVision

• If you have seen television analysis pinpointing where each delivery landed on the pitch or your favourite batsman's performance on deliveries with different pace, line and length, thank PitchVision. It helps bowlers and batsmen statistically break down their performances.

5) Spider cam

• This is a new toy that cricket broadcasters set up for a bird's eye view of the game.It enables a camera to move both horizontally and vertically over its flying area connected by cables, along the cricket pitch and the ground.

6) Ball Spin RPM

• The Ball Spin RPM ( Revolution Per Minute) demonstrates how fast a ball is spinning after it is released from the hand of a spin bowler.

7) Hot Spot

• Hot Spot is an imaging system used to determine whether the ball has struck the batsman, bat or the pad. It uses two infra-red cameras at the opposite ends of the field through which it catches the image of the ball hitting bat or pad by means of the elevated temperature at the environment.Hot Spot was ruled out from World Cup 2 015 due to the cost and difficulty of getting the required equipment to all venues across the two host countries.