Are Broadcasters Now Using Hawk Eye To Measure The Ball Speed?

[cricketjoshila]

I was interacting with a few acquaintances. Couple of them run cricket academies and are actively involved with grassroot cricket in Bengal.

Mostly with Clubs that are a level below FC cricket in Bengal.

The conversation moved towards fast bowlers and i asked them if they regularly use speed guns in their academies or training grounds. Almost all of them use the Stalker Pro 2 or its versions for measuring the ball speeds of their players.

So i asked them how accurate were these guns compared to the ones used by broadcasters. I was surprised when they told me that most broadcasters now use the Hawk Eye technology to measure speed.According to one of them, this technology is more accurate and reliable.

Today i observed that in the initial overs of today's Eng vs Pakistan test, DRS was unavailable and speeds were also not being displayed. Seems there is some truth to this that broadcasters are now using Hawk Eye for speed measurement.

Can anyone confirm?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Anyone has any idea?

@Saj
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[Major]

Imteresting topic and good find

Does hawkeye give an accurate speed or the speed gun does?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Imteresting topic and good find

Does hawkeye give an accurate speed or the speed gun does?

According to people in interacted in the OP, hawkeye is more accurate.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Looks like India BD series using hawkeye.

 

[James]

Intriguing find this… would like to know more.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Intriguing find this… would like to know more.

So i tried talking to a few people. And there seems to quite a few variables here.

Apparently some broadcasters use multiple speed guns and hawk eye(some leagues for example) then they get 3 readings and some take the middle reading and some the highest reading.

Some use multiple speed guns.

I am trying to find out how this hawk eye thing works in speed display as hawkeye takes some time to give the prediction on DRS.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

The eye test. Is rapid yaar

 

[Front Foot Pull]

Looks like India BD series using hawkeye.

might be. the speed is not displayed for most of the balls. annoying.

 

[cricketjoshila]

might be. the speed is not displayed for most of the balls. annoying.

That's Sony channel's problem. Their graphics interface is third rate.