WTC final: Australian white-ball captain Aaron Finch questions three reviews for teams with neutral umpires officiatingAustralian white-ball skipper Aaron Finch questioned the International Cricket Council (ICC) about the rules regarding the number of reviews available with a team after they were changed last year when the COVID-19 pandemic-induced delay forced them to reconsider some aspects of the game.

With all the travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in place, the number of reviews for each innings for a team was increased from two to three since the local/home umpires will be officiating. However, since India and New Zealand are playing, the home umpires, i.e., umpires from England are neutral umpires, but still, the number of reviews remained three.

Finch then asked in a couple of tweets, "How come both teams have 3 reviews, when there is neutral umpires in this test match? I thought it was only brought in because of home umpires recently! #justasking."

After which, a fan asked him how many reviews there should be ideally and Finch replied to him saying, "I like the 2 reviews in tests and thought it was fine. Totally understood the change in adding an extra one in all formats because of the Covid restrictions in umpires traveling internationally."

However, the debate wasn't ending anytime soon as another fan asked him if the three-review system in the WTC final was wrong and Finch replied to him saying that it isn't wrong but he just wanted to be sure if the three-review system became the norm. "I’m not saying it’s wrong, I think reviews and technology are amazing for the game. Just wondering why it hasn’t changed back. Is the current number going to stay the same in all formats from now on?” Finch asked.

Source : DNA India