Simon Taufel MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture – Views on DRS and neutral umpires

By Cricket Country Staff Last Published on - July 31, 2013 4:45 PM IST


A video of Simon Taufel's lecture delivered at the Marylebourne Cricket Club's (MCC) Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture 2013.

In this video Taufel, along with Mike Gatting and England batsman Eoin Morgan discuss the quality of umpiring, need for neutral umpires and the most debated use of Decision Review System (DRS) in cricket.

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He was asked whether neutral umpires would be needed in presence of DRS. Taufel said that the presence of neutral umpires completely removes the unfairness and unwanted debate of bias. And according to him it is good for the game of cricket.