Sports Gadgets - Does Technology Transform Sports for the Better?

 As gadgets have changed the way we live our daily lives, and it is also true that technology has played a major role in the creation of modern sports.

From the use of Hawk-eye technology in cricket to the rise of a video-assisted referee in football matches, it seems that gadgets are beginning to have a major impact on the outcome of many sporting events.

So here’s a brief look at how technology can affect your favorite sport.

Technology Comes to Cricket

While cricket has been with us for almost 500 years, it was one of the first major games to take full advantage of what technology could offer. This covers everything from helping referees to make the right decisions in helping offenders to refine their delivery. Plus technology has helped fans better understand the game, and the proliferation of betting resources has helped provide many cricket betting options in India, Australia, England and wherever the game is being played.

But the apparent use of gadgets in cricket is probably the Umpire Decision Review System. This allows researchers to use television games that use Hawk-eye technology to predict the ball's accuracy accurately. Because of this, it has helped to clarify many important moments in any cricket match as an important decision for LBW or to be called closer when it is played.

Such technology does not simply provide physical assistance, as the sound format produced is also produced by a batsman stroke so that the piper can see a 'clip' in the form of waves that could indicate that the ball has hit a bat or their pads.

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The debate over VAR in football

Football may be a 'good game', but that hasn't stopped the game from falling under the technology. Nowhere does this sound better than the arrival of an assistant video referee.

This was unveiled in the 2018 World Cup, and at the same time it became one of the most controversial aspects of the tournament.

The assistant video referee (VAR) had to clarify important refereeing decisions such as identifying illegal spaces, deciding whether a player had been played, handball, and so on.

As VAR has been used in football leagues such as the Premier League, it seems to have become more and more hated. Since important goals are now no longer allowed due to the player's toe being offside, many people suggest that the VAR is killing the ball, and they hope to return to sporting events on the field and not in a sterile studio away from action.