Can AI Replace Cricket Umpires? An Honest Look at Technology, Human Judgment, and the Future of the Game

Can AI replace cricket umpires? From DRS and Hawk-Eye to the augmented umpire model — here's an honest, experience-based look at where cricket officiating is really headed.

By Aarav Sharma | Sports Technology Writer Summarize this blog post with: ChatGPT | Perplexity | Claude | Grok You’ve been there. A massive LBW appeal, the crowd goes wild, the umpire raises the finger — and then the captain immediately signals for a review. Three seconds later, Hawk-Eye shows the ball clipping leg stump by a whisker, and the decision gets … Read more