How Cricket Changed Sports Forever

If you're watching the 2023 US Open, you'll see an automated referee system called Hawkeye. More and more sports - tennis, soccer, basketball, baseball - are automating referee calls in an effort to make calls more accurate.
But cricket is where it all began. It all started with Dr. Paul Hawkins...
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[@HelloWorld12347]

Necessity is the mother of innovation -> Steve Bucknor is the mother of DRS!

[@YudraKudra]

😂😂😂 So True!!

[@mpscqa7387]

Savage 😂

[@harvipenjotsingh]

Hahaha

[@rumpelstiltskin6965]

Too bad many won't understand this reference.

[@kunalkashelani585]

Most pathetic umpire in history!

[@anti-human88]

Mentions cricket Meanwhile Indians: We have been summoned.

[@Superpo0oper2020]

Cringe

[@DevKulkarni]

Cringe and proud 🤟@@Superpo0oper2020

[@sameerk7151]

​@@DevKulkarnithat what indians are "cringe and proud "

[@anti-human88]

​@@Superpo0oper2020You can't damage image of a nation which was already damaged over the years by Colonial rule and after that massive poverty. It can only improve from here. Cry somewhere else.

[@riteshpaswan9824]

Cricket is overrated

[@raymasraymas]

An American talking about cricket is a refreshing sight

[@KygoCalvinHarris-xu4kv]

T20

[@sathishssb]

Millions of cricket dismissals and Cleo chose the wickets of Sachin and Sehwag😭😭😭😭

[@DevKulkarni]

Well.. Still don't mind watching Sachin :)

[@parikalanyantra69]

​@@BrokenSoldier1515 That's why you need economic bailouts year after year 🎉🥳

[@xitijgupta]

​@@BrokenSoldier1515at least we don't beg.

[@BrokenSoldier1515]

@@xitijgupta that time also very close for india, sanghis and modi sarkar is taking india on that route

[@parthasarathibehera8611]

@@BrokenSoldier1515 i think thats how modi made india a 5th largest economy which is heading towards to become 3rd till 2030

[@RishabhManna]

i am amazed by the fact that hawkins did a phd in AI in 1999. he made a cutting edge product and used a rare tool.

[@ThirdLawPair]

Not that surprising. Most people don't hear about technologies until industry picks them up decades after academia began developing them.

[@bhojjadamotabanda]

Why would someone be surprised at that? AI labs have existed in western universities isnce 1950s and we very widespread by late 1960s. In the 1990s, children around the world were playing with Tamagotchi and Furbi dolls. eventhough they used "apparent AI" but still us kids in the 1990s India knew about AI.

[@KygoCalvinHarris-xu4kv]

Not worth it

[@MN-ly9mw]

As Cricket was decades ahead of other sports, it has also refined this technology. Some of the most advanced ones are - Utraedge, Hotspot etc.

[@listey]

Decades is not true

[@narujohn6984]

I really like the Hotspot tech.

[@em4six348]

ultraedge is crazy tech, literally inside the ball.

[@suhrudbangal4388]

Cameram finding the right girls to focus on in IND-PAK matches!

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

Most famous sport in the world football have eleven players in a team and it comes from the gentleman's game Cricket.

[@akashverma5756]

Never expected You would cover Cricket. Your voice is so mesmerizing

[@atrain687]

Either way or not....cricket sucks and nobody except south asians are interested in it.

[@200fpsASH]

That different phone energy? Mattricks

[@Superpo0oper2020]

My C0ntent is better

[@PaddyTheBaddie33]

Abey kahin toh simping band karlo bhai

[@sameerk7151]

Proving that INDIANS are SIPMS 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@xpired5328]

yayyy Cleo finally mentioning cricket

[@HALOFANBOY1995]

Your the sexy new degrasse!!!

[@8008Leche]

So what.

[@theredraider3860]

Why is she naked

[@MeowUnderBlanket]

​@@8008Lecheso what? So you got jealous cuz she ain't featuring your favourite sport 😆😆

[@freegamer6623]

​@@MeowUnderBlanketcricket is better than any sport that ever existed

[@dominicdmello7531]

Bucknor vs Tendulkar in Australia. The series that broke Hawkeye wide open. Though to be fair, he may have worn wrong spectacles.😂

[@LevineLawrence]

Hi, is that the incident that caused third umpire to be introduced? Or was it the first dismissal?

[@ahogg5960]

@@LevineLawrence Third umpire has been around since 1992, to adjudicate run outs (and later on, stumpings and some catches). Tendulkar was the first player to be adjudged run out on camera but the incident referred to here with umpire Steve Bucknor came much later.

[@nishanthkadire]

So you did read the comments and added necessary content and corrections. This is what makes you a good journalist, keep it up and thank you

[@Elninojunior]

That’s why we follow her😊

[@MN-ly9mw]

Exactly

[@poppinc8145]

She should have done proper research _before_ putting out the original video. How do you make a video on Hawk-Eye and not even know its history and origin? That's so lazy.

[@kurtsudheim825]

It's what makes a good person, to correct yourself & acknowledge mistakes etc, but yes particularity for reporting

[@tom.parryjones]

I actually didn’t know Hawk-Eye was named after its founder

[@Q_QQ_Q]

He's Australian

[@tom.parryjones]

@@Q_QQ_Q What’s your point?

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@tom.parryjones home of sports innovation .

[@tom.parryjones]

@@Q_QQ_Q Lol based on what?

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@tom.parryjones all modern sports tech originate in australia .

[@shazza7668]

Great call to mention Cricket as they have been using computers and especially microphones to detect the smallest edge (aslo known as Snicko) for years. Great video. 👍

[@Q_QQ_Q]

Forgot to mention Australia. Australia does all innovations

[@hi_pd]

@@Q_QQ_Q Dr Hawkins is from Hampshire. Hawk-eye was created in UK

[@marcarvalho86]

Also a fun fact, Leg Before Wicket is also where the expression "That's a good shout" comes from. When cricket bowlers think a ball is LBW, they will turn to the umpire and shout "How's that!" and if the commentator thinks there is a good chance it is LBW, they will say, "that's a good shout".

[@howardtreesong4860]

As a non-cricket visitor I don't know why this is important and why it matters. The ball hit the man's leg and now it bounced off in some random direction. No score. Throw again.

[@marcarvalho86]

@@howardtreesong4860 basically, the point of the game is not to block the stumps with your legs. It is to play the ball with your bat. It would be damn near impossible to get any batsman worth their salt out if they were allowed to block the stumps with their legs. (Btw, point of terminology, the stumps are the three sticks that hold up the bails, which are the two twig-like pieces of wood on top of the stumps, and together, they make up the wicket. Although "wicket" can mean other things too. No one said this sport isn't confusing.)

[@dhrumilrathod2664]

Bro litterelly got PHD in AI back in 1999 what a legend

[@1ClickzAway]

AI as a tech existed since 1950s in computer science .

[@stevencooke6451]

Cricket does a fantastic job of being transparent of call reviews. And the sport, especially in the Indian Premier League, rewards playing fairly and showing respect towards opponents.

[@xainnasir]

Yeah like the Mankad

[@PUNSHIBAROT]

@@xainnasir Mankad is legal, otherwise all non-strikers would already run half-way before the bowler even bowls. Imagine those matches where the team won by only 1 run, they would never have won if opponent didn't fear Mankad.

[@shahzadirani]

That Symonds clip still hurts. Kumble had him plumb LBW on 0 runs in the 2007-08 test series down under, only for Steve Bucknor to give it not out. Symonds went onto score a 100 and it cost India a historic series victory.

[@thebluebeast8698]

Going over champ.

[@sakshamsanwaria7486]

How could I forgot? It literally took me a whole week to get over that loss

[@DeepakSankar88]

Thanks Cleo for looking into comments and doing research. Great info...

[@officially_s]

Awesome to see an American KZbinr creating content about Cricket.

[@grind5442]

yhhh it's greaty actually did the research

[@kurtsudheim825]

She's not making content if cricket numptey. She's a journalist, she reports on things, since the topic involved cricket, she mentions it. The whole piece she did on f1 wasn't about the sporting aspect, but the tech, but obviously you talk about the sort to explain

[@KygoCalvinHarris-xu4kv]

I'm American who watches cricket since 2004 I'm 31

[@zihanmubarak1890]

she is mentioned it because of drs is part of AI tech and cricket is the only sport that evolved this much in technology cricket is a great sport

[@abhishekghosh2686]

Well America will co-host the 2024 T20 World Cup....so it's good to spread the awareness of this sport in their country

[@Jitendra021984]

Finally cricket has been mentioned and guess which cricketer we see first, he's the God.

[@areebiqbal94]

yeah we can see his ass getting kicked by the fastest bowler in history!

[@MannanC]

​@@areebiqbal94very much debatable

[@areebiqbal94]

Was just pulling his leg Love both of these legends

[@joshualeonard3831]

Haha, he’s not even the best in his generation. Absolute clown

[@007_Sun_Tzu]

Har jagah ye gandogiri karna jaruri nahi.... Tendulkar is great but God fraud mat bola Karo use...sab marketed h...Shane Warne ko neend nahi ana, Hayden ne bhagwan dekha no4 pe😂😂😂 sirf fuddoo maante h ye sab

[@subrahmaniankrishnaji8671]

Finally someone giving credit where it’s due. And bring cricket to spotlight. Not to mention that Cricket is the second watched sport in the whole world. 🎉🎉🎉

[@EliasRoy]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-tg3vq6qf6h]

​@@EliasRoymy reaction to your comment be like

[@militantGAMING]

​​@@EliasRoy🗿no one laughing with your delusion.

[@randomguy7446]

It's shit football is greatest sport of all times

[@flamingfrancis]

What a shame it has created so many keyboard experts many of whom have never been on a cricket ground.

[@shayanroychoudhury9066]

Cricket matches use a lot of other technology as well to make the umpires job easier: - microphones are placed inside the wicket in order to listen for the bat hitting the ball. Helps in case of caught behind. - Bails (wooden pieces on top of the wicket) with LEDs which light up if even moved slightly. Helps with runouts.

[@decepto911]

Never thought you would cover cricket. Awesome

[@Ducktility]

What's wrong with cricket?

[@decepto911]

@@Ducktility An American journalist who always bring new insights on science doing a video on Cricket is special.

[@Ducktility]

@@decepto911 oh ok

[@kurtsudheim825]

She's not covering cricket, she's covering tech, hawk eye was part of that discussion

[@suhashg8664]

🤣🤣🤣 As from the cricket loving nation I was waiting cricket to be mentioned...... finally you did cleo.....

[@military1325]

And it was Sehwag and our beloved Ganguly playing

[@sarthakjain1824]

Why are people getting orgasm from her mentioning cricket lol? What am I missing here?

[@fishyfish6510]

It's truly amazing to think how open cricket is to technology compared to other sports. I remember since when i was 9 or 10 third umpire was already in use whilst in football we have had VAR only since 2017

[@Q_QQ_Q]

Because of Australia.

[@poppinc8145]

@@Q_QQ_Q Australia is also why there's professional cricket leagues because the cricket establishment and the national governing bodies damn sure didn't want it. A rogue Aussie cricket league forced the ICC to authorize their own versions.

[@kurtsudheim825]

That's just the sports governing bodies. Cricket & tennis used the tech because it was accurate, it wasn't subjective. Rugby has been using 4th official for 20 years now, & that's the same as football

[@amalkumar2775]

​@@kurtsudheim825 Well, cricket has been using a third umpire since 1992. That means they have been using the services of third umpire for more than 30 years. The third umpire is also known as the TV umpire.

[@shreyaprabhas4314]

As a cricket fan-kid I was so curious about various technical things which I Saw on screen while watching it with my dad ... From how it is telecasted live to accurate 3D predictions... In the end this curiosity got me into engineering 😂❤🇮🇳

[@sakshamsanwaria7486]

Inspiring to say the least. This sport isn't just a sport for us.

[@_Longwinded]

DRS is the reason cricket has hold its values and charm. Previously batsmen were purely on luck to get favour against them or in support of them. Thank you as an avid cricket fan didn’t know this past.

[@MCS_shorts]

Finally someone giving a underrated sport credit

[@peoplesrepublicofunitedear2337]

Love you Cleo for pointing out AI innovations in cricket.

[@Realitycheck18]

While playing cricket on streets, leg before wicket is something we do not even have, for the exact reason mentioned - it is subjective for naked eye. At best, we'd have a penalty system like if a batsman keeps blocking the ball with his leg/body voluntarily, he'll be "out" if he does a 3rd time. This was the closest we could do to avoid someone just using their legs to remain playing and not risking by playing the ball.

[@ThiniraKalutharaarachchi-le2db]

I'm from Sri Lanka and over here we are cricket fans😂🔥 And let me tell you when you're bowling and get a lbw and the umpire doesn't agree with it and you give it to the third umpire and they say it's out... that's just a whole new experience itself🔥 This hawkeye tech is a game changer, literally😂🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@nihalsaket]

This short will bring at least 25k subscribers for Cleo 😂😂

[@creativesource3514]

Thanks for returning with the update about cricket.

[@Oiaworld]

Cricket is Like Playing Chess on Field after Mastering Physics

[@-k5703]

Seeing those Pakistani bowlers running in and bowling thunderbolts ⚡. Best sight of cricket is an express fast bowler

[@soapalot]

The best sight in cricket is a solid forward defence from a number 11 on day 5 of a test match so that he may salvage a draw, winning the series 1-0 after the second match was rained off. What a beautiful game.

[@jerichogrim4130]

Your videos are always so interesting. Your voice is also so confident and clear. I wish you’d do audiobooks 😂 Like science-y books and stuff. I dunno.

[@RatnakarMaller]

You forgot that Hawkeye in cricket also has something really advanced where you see some sound wavelengths and accordingly decide an lbw. If the wavelengths are more profound, then it is an lbw.

[@sunchi1461]

The Snickometer?

[@sajid1891]

This is awesome stuff. I have been watching cricket my entire life and didn't know where it all began in regards to these reviews.

[@LeonRamkumar]

Cricket had Hawkeye when I was a kid, in the 90s!

[@sparshshah1738]

Cleo you’re a genius. You not only showed cricket but a match between India and Pakistan, the greatest cricket rivalry in the world

[@matthewrowell8518]

Greatest political rivalry. Nothing on the ashes as the two side basically never play out side of world cups and that only happens if the draw comes out correct

[@Elninojunior]

Australia England have a bigger and intense rivalry

[@sparshshah1738]

@@matthewrowell8518 they no longer play outside of world cups*. And that’s because the BCCI deemed it so

[@matthewrowell8518]

@@sparshshah1738 my point exactly. Can’t be the greatest rivalry when it’s never played.

[@listey]

​@@sparshshah1738the BCCI are cowards and thugs

[@abhishektmr1073]

Who is she? Why is her voice so soothing and perfect for a sports analyst? And Why haven't I heard of her before?

[@icomefromoogaboogaland]

Because you are pajit

[@nfc14g]

Actually, Sir Ian Taylor was the first to bring graphics and prediction imagery to sport. Starting with, and likely popularizing the Americas Cup, making it accessible to the common person that couldn't tell, thus was not interested in what was going on in a yacht race. With 45 years experience they now do this for many global sports remotely from New Zealand. Fun fact, Sir Ian was an ex band member and entertainer with little tech knowledge. He assembled a team of locals who completed in the IBM global programming competition (vs Cambridge, Yale etc) and won it. Faith in his team and ingenuity was his recipe for success.

[@RolandjHearn]

Actually cricket use of video referrals started long before LBW, not sure of the date but could have been as much as a decade earlier, with run out calls. At first if the umpire was not sure they could ask for a video call on a run out. Now the umpires are almost totally out of the process and almost no run out call is made by the umpire. So when the LBW calls started happening people were at least familiar with the process. It was Australian TV that drove the early development, just as it did with in car cameras in motor sport. Australia was doing that long before anyone else even thought of it.

[@Tom-Flanks]

I love you for this

[@kartiksharma7674]

I'm highly impressed for an American mentioning cricket for Hawkeye instead of just trying to understand the sport!

[@OttawaRocks]

As someone who has lived in both N. America and Asia, I first saw Hawk-eye used in cricket (eons ago) and I always wondered where it all started. Now I know! Thank you!

[@ibbumpinful]

Thanks for this explanation Cleo, Love Cricket and Tennis. It is always frustrating when you see umpires making a poor decision. You're totally Amazing.❤

[@venpeddapalli7189]

Technology is so advanced in Cricket until it rains, then you have to wait 2 days for the match to resume.

[@tsubadaikhan6332]

I don't care how many computers and 3D imagers you have. I'm still going to yell at the TV when my favourite player gets out....

[@abramburgher6104]

The umps are part of the baseball tradition

[@tebraizshahzad3364]

It started a few years before this on the 90s with run outs going to the 3rd Umpire. However, this lady explains it brilliantly.

[@kiranpawaar5]

Niceeeee. So you do follow your comments .....

[@XaviRonaldo0]

For those learning cricket it doesn't have to hit the leg. It only has to hit something other than the bat or by extension the hand holding the bat. If it hits the bat before hitting the body then the batsman should be considered not out. If it hits the bat AFTER hitting the body though it is still eligible to be out. There are other stipulations to the law but trying to explain that here would just confuse you.

[@ASH9366]

My & our Favorite Great game Cricket 🏏🏐🏏 Billions of People play's & love this Sport 🎉🎈🎊

[@MrDarshD]

Great to see cricket being appreciated!

[@kshitij1947]

Football that we play by hand is the world's best game ever 😤

[@hershtolani]

You should also do a video on the use of Ultraedge, Hotspot and Snick-o-meter in cricket.

[@wunnell]

One of the biggest differences between how this technology is used in cricket compared to other sports is the predictive element. In tennis, the actual path of the ball is measured and that is what is used to make a call. In baseball, that's what you see when they show the strike zone too. In cricket, the actual path is used to determine what happened up until the ball hits the batter's pad or body, but then a predicted path is calculated based on that data. to determine whether the ball would have hit the stumps. The funny thing is that some cricket fans complain about this, as though the on-field umpire isn't doing exactly the same thing but with less information.

[@shallimeetyougmail]

When you dropped hints on your original video on wvfrm podcast, I hoped that you would cover Hawk eye and Cricket. When your video dropped, I was disappointed to see no mention of it. Finally, I am glad you acknowledged this fact. Thank you for valuing your comments section from the long form video. 👏

[@mithunnair8587]

Happy to see that u are covering cricket ❤

[@edwardwong654]

It is easy to test the accuracy of Hawkeye. Just have many pitches videotaped. Use the Hawkeye model to classify the pitch as hitting the wicket or not. Then validate the accuracy. I bet it is very accurate at least in the high 90%.

[@iqs_quom]

Thank you Steve Bucknor. The Legend who brought innovation to not just cricket but many sports.

[@sanjeevsharma9998]

Cricket also has uses Ultra-Edge technology which uses mix of microphones and infrared camera to determine if ball has touched the edge of the bat.

[@darknebula455]

Though i am a Football guy i know cricket too.& from my knowledge Cricket has been using some of the.most sophisticated techs for a long time. Like Hotspot, Ultra edge & this one too. Also one.rule i want in football is the audience should be able to hear the conversation between Referees when they are reviewing a decision in VAR room. Cricket already has it. We also need that for better transparency.

[@elbaecc]

Yeah, it was funny watching the OG video where I was wondering all the way thru when Cricket would be mentioned. Thanks for finally mentioning Cricket, where it all started.

[@baoff666z]

your eyes sparkle when you start talking nothing but pure passion

[@iandegroot2387]

When you did the tennis one all I thought about was cricket in Australia because I thought we did it first.

[@baabaabaa-yp2jh]

Snicko l think was first used in Australia.

[@VARMOT123]

Sorry about my trolling for not mentioning cricket ,kudos to you for doing it now

[@XaviRonaldo0]

It's not completely automated. It still relies on a tech to input the point of impact of the ball on the pitch and the batter. The computer then simulates the rest of the trajectory of the ball.

[@grizzlybear3368]

Wish they had this in school cricket umpires can sometimes be unfair against certain schools and give bad calls

[@RajKarma]

Thank You Dr Hawkins, Respect from India.

[@mulisaurus]

Warne would've been proud of your cricket segment and you.

[@elevan2760]

It's so good to see the sport of cricket mentioned on a science channel based in the US.. FYI colloquially it's called LBW.. ❤

[@ap-dk5yw]

Cricket is where we actually needed that system since the unpire method were off and sometimes even biased in the early 2000s so it was a welcome chance but dont know about the other sports

[@himanshuyadav6672]

video clip of sachin and Akhtar shown in this video in beginning😂

[@Neil00841]

Cricket revolutionized the sports tech. ❤

[@platinumare]

As an Australian, this is a superb video of cricket's nuance's. I hope you keep on posting cricket videos.

[@stevegeoff]

Something you mentioned with MKBHD was building in subjectivity. This also leads in that area. An umpires call will stand if less than half the ball would have hit the wicket.

[@NM-zb6pd]

it has it's limitation also like it doesn't calculate lateral ball movement accurately.

[@harikishore2514]

So that’s how hawk eye get its name

[@dmandal.jaalcar]

It's a pleasant surprise that an American has learned so many things about Cricket, a sport virtually unknown outside the British Commonwealth.

[@shaktisinghbhati9473]

The girl knows marketing and cricket too what a combination 👍

[@sauravghosh7064]

Even though iam not a Great Cricket enthusiast as my fellow indian citizens but I agree with the fact cricket has the most advanced level of umpiring system in comparison to any popular sports particularly football ( soccer) or any combat sports such as mma - boxing

[@samarthbagwe1736]

As an indian we had perfected the video review system in like 2000's The video review system was a part of the gqme even in pickup cricket People would have their mobiles phones out recording everything

[@IBEXCorp23]

She choose the Right clip to represent There is Legend Sachin Tendulkar and I hit the like ❤

[@bssg]

your outro is pretty good, please do not forget to add it.

[@Spele10]

Hey Cleo yes I’m one of those am one that love encouraging tech stories. Great video on Hawkeye with respected cricket especially since that has such historical importance. I think it is important to look at everything in the world, especially technology, though the lens of history. I don’t know if it’s because of my comment that you did that video but kudos and very well done. (As usual) And to your other viewer who commented on the choice of clip stated that this was the greatest cricketer, don’t forget about the great Gary Sobers, although he retired before the introduction DRS (Digital review system) so no video of him would have been appropriate. ❤

[@mongofan1]

In about 1968, my father, an electrical engineer and cub scout den leader, was distressed to see arguments among fathers about the winner of pine wood derby races. He built an electric eye at the finish line that triggered a light at the lane of the winner. It immediately ended all disagreement and arguments.

[@suhrudbangal4388]

If it existed when Steve Bucknor was an umpire he'd have been banned from entering the ground ever again

[@aryan7651]

This thing changed the cricket, it is atleast used 3-4 times in a match to get the right and fair decision

[@ahogg5960]

What is also conveniently forgotten in the history of Hawkeye and the DRS (decision review system) is the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) stubbornly stood in the way of its implemention across cricket for YEARS until the International Cricket Council forced its implementation. I remember games as late as 2014 in Australia against India not having DRS because the BCCI refused to authorise its use, claiming it wasn't accurate.

[@roopeshmesta456]

Thank you very much for sharing this information... Always fascinated by hawkeye animation and precision wenvr we watch cricket matches on television.. But din knew background story of it🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dravidianChief]

To explain hawk-eye and lbw in a KZbin short... 😮 hats off to you.

[@maxscameraguy]

Cricket has the best technology in sports. A shame that it's not covered that much in the US.

[@prawinrajendran655]

We got Cleo on cricket and summoning Indians before GTA VI

[@ab-cm2ic]

She should've mentioned the name of great Steve bucknor. He is the one who made people realise the importance of this.

[@asmamazen8673]

It’s like an experience her videos

[@arch391]

There's more like snicometer where you see if the ball touched the bat or some other body part using sound...which is mostly not reliable so they focus on the Hawk Eye...

[@albertbrand2382]

Nice to see ex pnstar becoming anchor and presenter nice career change

[@kadad5288]

Kerry Packer's contribution to the technology of live telecast was also a revolution.

[@thechocolatemonster3392]

Pleasantly surprised to see you cover cricket! Well explained!