Virat Kohli uses walkie talkie during first T20I against New Zealand but ICC give clean chit

[salmanno1]

The International Cricket Council on Thursday gave a clean chit to India skipper Virat Kohli who was seen using a walkie talkie during the first T20 International against New Zealand in New Delhi.

Kohli was sitting at the dug-out and TV footage showed him talking on the walkie talkie at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

“While walkie talkie is used by support staff to communicate between dug out and the dressing room, Kohli had sought permission from Venue ACU manager before using it,” an ICC official, who did not wished to be named, told PTI.

There were some media reports that suggested Kohli had violated ICC regulations by using a communication device during a match. But Kohli had sought the ICC’s Anti Corruption Security Unit’s permission to use a walkie talkie.

Though use of mobile phones is banned in the dressing room, players and support staff have access to walkie talkies under ICC rules.

India won the opening match of the three-match series by 53 runs to take a 1-0 lead.


http://indianexpress.com/article/sp...-new-zealand-but-icc-give-clean-chit-4919025/


Wake up Pak ppers

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

its allowed

Pretty sure I have seen Azhar Mahmood wondering around it with around the boundary line

Most teams have some setup like that

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

These Indian 'news' channels are desperate for a few clicks, ain't they?

 

[hadi123]

International cricket coaches make every use of modern technology to assess chinks in the armour of opposition batsmen.

Video analysis can provide an avenue for them to pursue a new approach when it comes to bowling at certain players.

But a natural problem arises when the coach is cocooned in the pavilion and the players are fruitlessly employing plan A out in the middle.

So New Zealand coach John Bracewell has come up with a cunning plan.

Aware of the fact that he cannot speak directly to his players while they are out in the middle, he issues instructions by walkie-talkie to his backroom staff positioned behind the boundary.

They, in turn, communicate to the fielders just inside the rope.

And finally a message goes to the captain that the line he is bowling needs to be adjusted.

One former England captain, Brian Close, called the system "absolutely crackers," adding "I think it's stupid to interfere like that."

Close told BBC Sport: "It's alright to get involved when they are off the field for lunch or tea but not when they are out there trying to play the game."

The Yorkshireman said Bracewell's approach did not say much for Stephen Fleming's captaincy of the New Zealand team.

"If I was the captain I would object to it.

"If you are in the field and you are the captain you call on your senior players for advice.

"You chat with them between overs and develop your own picture of where the game is going."

Coaches in a number of sports have attempted to bend the rules as far as possible.

And the Football Association in England is considering a system whereby radio communication between players and coaches could be approved.

Belgian goalkeeper Jan Moons became the first European player to use an earpiece to receive instructions during a match earlier this year.

In American Football, quarter-backs receive advice throughout the match from the coach on the sidelines.

Tennis often has a hard job stopping coaches and fans communicating with each other, though they frequently do just that, even if by sign language.

As far as cricket is concerned, Bracewell insists he is acting within the rules.

"We just thought it made sense to be able to keep in touch," he said.

"My understanding is there's nothing wrong with the trainer talking to a player over a boundary."

In the 1999 World Cup, South Africa's captain Hansie Cronje and the fast bowler Allan Donald both took to the field against India with tiny radios in their right ears, linking them to the voice of their coach Bob Woolmer.

The ICC stepped in to stop them, even though South Africa insisted it was not against the rules.

Nothing like that has since been attempted in cricket, though a spokesman for the England cricket team said messages are "frequently passed on, using a combination of medical staff and the 12th man."

Last summer English county players were miked up to the TV commentators as a Twenty20 Cup gimmick.

So should a coach be able to do the same?

The jury is out on that one.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3503281.stm


This article from 2004. Interesting.

 

[wrongun]

Oz has had players miked up for the commentators in BBL & even T20I before.- but that is open to the public to hear and no coaching is passed on, its more a distraction to the player. They hate it.

But I thought communication with the coach was banned? E.g. Hansie Cronje.

Why all the fuss about looking to a dressing room for a DRS is a captain can be miked to the dressing room?

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Oz has had players miked up for the commentators in BBL & even T20I before.- but that is open to the public to hear and no coaching is passed on, its more a distraction to the player. They hate it.

But I thought communication with the coach was banned? E.g. Hansie Cronje.

Why all the fuss about looking to a dressing room for a DRS is a captain can be miked to the dressing room?

banned while they are onfield i believe

here Kohli was in the dugout

 

[wrongun]

banned while they are onfield i believe

here Kohli was in the dugout

Hmm ok, that seems reasonable but I still have concerns it gives a player a place to look for DRS.

I think the cleaner, more transparent solution is for coaches and players to sit next to each other or use runners for communication. I don't like the can of worms a a mike opens up.

 

[pkwdpassion]

Shame on ICC, they've mortgaged themselves to the BCCI

but shame on Pakistani media, they should highlight this.

I'm sure indian channels would've done 3 prime time shows with cricket, security and betting 'experts' in a day, if Pakistani captain done the same, apart from the taunts and statements on social media.

 

[zn426]

What's the big deal? In American football each team has one player (typically the captain for that side) who has a helmet radio to communicate with the sidelines to relay plays and adjustments.

 

[CricFan2012]

No big deal, but makes you wonder if others have sneakily used DRS like the non striker carefully and quickly looking at their balcony and convey message to the striker, or some instrument playing few times to indicate to use DRS, could easily get away with this

 

[MenInG]

Shame on ICC, they've mortgaged themselves to the BCCI

but shame on Pakistani media, they should highlight this.

I'm sure indian channels would've done 3 prime time shows with cricket, security and betting 'experts' in a day, if Pakistani captain done the same, apart from the taunts and statements on social media.

And that is exactly why we shouldn't do this!

 

[Abdul]

So?

 

[cricketjoshila]

What was illegal here?If anything

 

[Rana]

This is nothing compared to the time I saw South African fast, Andre Nel bowler taking a phone call on his mobile whilst marking up his run up and giving the phone to the umpire. This was an international match....I really cant believe how it was never chased up or investigated!