প্রাক্তন এলিট কমিটির রেফারি ইয়ান গোল্ড: আমি মহিলা বিশ্বকাপের কর্মকর্তাদের জন্য খুব দুঃখিত
Former ICC Elite Panel referee Ian Gould has said he felt “very sorry” for the “inexperienced” referee panel at the Women’s World Cup, after several controversial decisions in the tournament’s group stage. Speaking in an interview to be broadcast later this week in Wisden Women’s Cricket Weekly, Gould – who has officiated in 350 men’s and women’s international matches – criticised the ICC for appointing an inexperienced umpire. The International Criminal Court announced that the World Cup jury consisted of only 10 members. However, only three of these umpires were television umpires in more than 20 ODI matches with DRS available before the tournament, while three had not been television umpires in an ODI with DRS. The group stage was marked by several controversial decisions made by television referees. The highlight occurred during Heather Knight’s innings-saving stroke against Bangladesh, where she earned three rerives. Speaking after the match about TV umpire Gayatri Venugopalan’s no-hold on Shurna Akhtar’s low catch, Knight said: “I thought it was done and I thought it was a fair catch, so I was out.” Other incidents include Muniba Ali being run out in India’s match against Pakistan and Suneh Rana’s dismissal in Australia’s match against India.
‘I feel very sorry for these women’ “I have friends who say: ‘You’re just sitting in front of the TV, how can you get it so wrong?'” Gould told the Wisden Women’s Cricket Weekly podcast. “My argument for some of it is: (a) their lack of experience, it’s not their fault, and (b) you are only as good as your manager. If your manager is good then he will guide you in the right direction, but if he is also inexperienced, because there is a lot of cricket going on around the world at the moment, then there will be a lack of knowledge of this World Cup, then I can repeat this World Cup. I am very sorry. For these women. It’s great that the campaign is only for women, I’ve always been in favour of it, especially in England. But you have to be prepared. This is a big stage of the World Cup, it’s huge.”
No tournament official was taken from the ICC’s elite panel, which has never included a female referee. The panel mostly consists of members of the ICC’s emerging group – the development squad has been identified as the most qualified for extensive opportunities. However, women’s inclusion under DRS and DRS has remained. International matches, meaning half the panel has become TV. There are pre-match matches and you will go through everything there. We have Stuart Cummings, who is a great coach, but he didn’t have time to work with 10 referees and it’s a long tournament.
“The more you look at it, the worse it gets. As technology improves in the game, the pressure on TV referees has increased. TV referees are now heard on broadcasts and in stadiums and are often filmed while making decisions. “Being off the pitch is easier than being off the pitch, and I never thought I’d say that, but what you’re doing is you’re now drawing towards the square” Look at it, it gets worse. You keep looking for things, but maybe you’re seeing a few perspectives, whether it’s outside. But the problem is that, in your mind, you want to fix it and you’re here live on TV. I don’t know how many people are watching, but the annoying part is ‘How can I get this wrong, I have to fix it’… We were told in our early days, if you reach three (corners) you will struggle. ‘You’ll start to panic and it’s a terrible feeling.'”
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