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ICC moving to improve TV umpire technology

The International Cricket Council is testing a new review system for TV umpires that aims to improve accuracy and reduce the time taken to reach their decisions.

The Officiating Replay System (ORS), developed by Hawk-Eye, is being assessed by former elite panel umpire Simon Taufel, who is acting as a shadow umpire on the ICC's behalf in the ongoing Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Test match.

Without influencing the decision-making of TV umpire Sundaram Ravi, who has just one monitor and one camera angle of the onfield action at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Taufel is able to view the direct feeds from all 16 cameras at the ground on two giant screens.
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