Published: Aug 10, 2013, 02:31 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 10, 2013, 02:31 PM (IST)
Brennan’s comments come in the wake of Channel Nine’s allegations of Kevin Pietersen’s edge going unnoticed on Hot Spot due to silicone tape © Getty Images
Aug 10, 2013
Warren Brennan, owner of BBG Sports which supplies the Hot Spot technology has called for a ban on protective substance being used on edges of bat which can prevent the technology from detecting edges.
Brennan’s comments come in the wake of Channel Nine’s allegations of Kevin Pietersen’s edge going unnoticed on Hot Spot due to silicone tape.
“The majority of bats had some form of protective coating… strangely enough; this protective coating would cover only half the edge of the bat,” Brennan was quoted as saying by The Guardian.
While England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has demanded an apology from Channel Nine, the latter refused to relent. The technology was originally bought and adopted by the Channel and later adapted by BBG Sports.
Geoff Allardice, ICC’s General Manager, met both the teams ahead of the fourth Ashes Test over the Hot Spot and Decision Review System issue. Allardice admitted that though the technology hasn’t given best results, both teams have been taken into confidence moving forward with the technology being used in the remaining matches.
“Hot Spot is an advanced technology that helps us to detect edges. It is conclusive — when there is a mark we know the bat has hit the ball. In working with the operator over several years, we know that the majority of edges are detected by Hot Spot, but there are occasions when a fine edge isn’t picked up,” he said earlier this week.
