Adoption of diverse technologies will make game slicker and unpredictable: Greg Chappell - Times of India

MELBOURNE: Australian large Greg Chappell believes technology, specially artificial intelligence, volition marque cricket "slicker" and "unpredictable", changing however it is practiced, played and consumed successful the future.
The erstwhile Australian skipper feels drones, robots, AI, virtual world -- each these volition go communal and bring immense alteration successful the game.
"The wide adoption of divers technologies volition marque cricket little staid, much unpredictable," helium wrote successful a file for 'Sydney Morning Herald'.
"Technology has already had a immense interaction connected the game, with the instauration of

Hawk-Eye

,

Hot Spot

and

Snicko

helping to amended the accuracy of umpiring decisions. 4K and 5K cameras volition marque umpiring adjacent much precise."

"T20 cricket has hastened the usage of exertion and the extended investigation of players, some for and against, is already happening successful the IPL. Test cricket volition follow these practices and go slicker and much exciting."
The 74-year-old feels portion it is scary the alteration is indispensable to stay applicable arsenic "drones and robots volition beryllium commonplace."
"Drones volition show the playing tract to supply real-time analysis. Robots volition beryllium wide used, not simply successful grooming sessions, but to replicate the skills and variations of absorption batters and bowlers.
"Virtual world volition besides beryllium utilized to amended the game. This exertion volition let players to signifier successful a virtual environment, to hone their skills without having to beryllium connected the field.
"This volition assistance players go better, trim injuries and pb to the improvement of caller strategies and tactics."
Talking astir the usage of artificial intelligence,

Chappell

wrote: "The usage of artificial quality volition beryllium the large game-changer. AI volition analyse player-performance and it volition connection contiguous feedback.
"AI volition besides make close simulations of lucifer conditions providing insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each subordinate and team."
The erstwhile India manager besides feels virtual world volition alteration however fans prosecute with the sport.
"Cricket spectators of the aboriginal volition beryllium capable to usage enhanced and virtual world exertion to comparison themselves with their heroes.
"For instance, they volition privation to comparison their bat-speed with that of the Virat Kohli of the 2040s oregon their bowling skills with that of the Dennis Lillee of the time. No much arguments astir the merits and greatness of a Trumper, Warne oregon Tendulkar!"
The erstwhile batter feels "equipment utilized successful cricket volition besides evolve".
"Technology volition alteration the prime of the bats and balls. The bats volition go lighter and stronger, whilst the balls volition beryllium much aerodynamic, allowing them to determination faster and plaything much without the request of amerciable substances.
"3D printing volition make customized bats and balls for players, allowing them to tailor cogwheel unsocial to them. Dennis Lillee's ComBat aluminium bat was earlier its time! Traditional instrumentality makers could spell the mode of the unicorn."
Chappell feels "technology in-stadia volition amended the instrumentality acquisition with each spot conceivably capable to take camera angles and travel idiosyncratic subordinate movements."
"The usage of artificial turf volition beryllium commonplace successful the adjacent 20 years arsenic it has a fig of advantages implicit earthy grass, specified arsenic being much durable and requiring little maintenance.
"This volition let cricket to beryllium played successful much places and astatine antithetic times of the year."