Players involved in fixing and cheating the game should be banned and have their records wiped from the books according to former New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee.
“People have to be made examples of and clearly banned, even take it a step further, even have your records erased for life in the game,” Hadlee said in Banglore on Saturday.
“I think that is the most severe penalty that can happen even more than going to jail is to have your record erased from the game, if it needs to go to that stage then players are going to think twice before they,” he added.
When added about the Decision Review System (DRS), Hadlee said, “My personal view is that I don’t particularly like the captains or players questioning or reviewing the decisions.”
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“What I would like is that all the decisions should remain in the hands of the umpires,” he said.
“If the umpires in the middle have made a not out decision say when it’s in fact out, the power should go the third umpire; he should say ‘hang on a minute, let me look at it’ while the bowler is going back to his mark and if there is a genuine mistake is made, the third umpire can review it,” concluded Hadlee.
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