The 2.5 meter impact - LBW rule

[Executioner]

Yesterday Yasir Shah dismissed Sibley with a delivery that was heading straight to the stumps. Quite plumb even though Sibley was well down the ground. DRS confirmed it and there was no arguments whatsoever.

But, had the on-field umpire given it not-out, DRS would state that the impact is umpire's call the batsman as impact is 2.5 meters outside the crease even though it was quite plumb. I reckon there should be more consistency in this and scrap the "2.5 m outside the crease" rule.

What do you folks think?

 

[Ab Fan]

If the on-field umpire would have given it not out, it would have overturned as it was plumb. But it is an interesting discussion as he was 2.5 m outside the crease.

 

[Executioner]

If the on-field umpire would have given it not out, it would have overturned as it was plumb. But it is an interesting discussion as he was 2.5 m outside the crease.

It would not have been overturned actually. The 2.5 m rule feels iffy to me. Like there should be some sort of consistency in this.

 

[MenInG]

Didnt the same thing save SRT vs Ajmal?

 

[Thephenom]

Doesn’t matter how far down you are, if ball tracking shows you are plum then that should be good enough, regardless of whether the umpire gives it out or not

 

[sweep_shot]

Get rid of that stupid umpire's call. If ball is hitting stumps, it is out.

 

[Executioner]

Doesn’t matter how far down you are, if ball tracking shows you are plum then that should be good enough, regardless of whether the umpire gives it out or not

If umpire gives not out and impact is well outside the crease it will remain not out even if it is absolutely plumb

 

[Bewal Express]

Get rid of that stupid umpire's call. If ball is hitting stumps, it is out.

Why not just get rid of umpires, what's left for them to do.

 

[Bewal Express]

Get rid of that stupid umpire's call. If ball is hitting stumps, it is out.

Why not just get rid of umpires, what's left for them to do.

 

[Major]

Umpire's call shouldn't exist in the 2.5 m rule because the umpire never has a good full view on that and he would never be able to determine how much down the pitch the batsmen is.

The 2.5m is just luck. If the umpire gives it not out, he won't give it not out due to 2.5m, but due to the ball missing the bails.

 

[Kenpachi]

Doesn’t matter how far down you are, if ball tracking shows you are plum then that should be good enough, regardless of whether the umpire gives it out or not

There is a margin of error in the technology. When the tracking extrapolated past 2.5m the degree of error increases hence the 2.5m rule is there to account for this.