<p class="title">Australian great Adam Gilchrist feels the third umpire should be able to spot no-balls although he is all for the fourth umpire to take the call in the IPL, provided correct decisions are made.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gilchrist made the comments after the IPL governing council proposed to have a dedicated "no-ball" umpire to reduce the number of howlers in the lucrative league.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is pretty challenging for the on-field umpire to look down there, look up there, have everything else going on. Surely there was a replay last year that showed it was a no-ball.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That should be allowed, whether you need the fourth umpire, maybe not why can't the third umpire just look at the replay and just go not out," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That is the simpler version I would have thought. If it means having the fourth one (umpire) and he is going to get the right decision I am all for it," said the former wicketkeeper-batsman.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Will the extra umpire slow things down?</p>.<p class="bodytext">"No, because they can make the decision in an instant. I work in broadcast, they can have a replay within five seconds," Gilchrist added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There was a lot of hue and cry during the last IPL when some debatable decisions were made with regards to front-foot no-balls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India skipper Virat Kohli even had a heated word with Indian umpire S Ravi, who failed to spot a no-ball by Mumbai Indians' Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga, which proved costly for the Royal Challengers Bangalore during one of the IPL matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is understood that the concept of having a 'no-ball" umpire could be tried in a domestic tournament before a final call is taken on the matter.</p>
<p class="title">Australian great Adam Gilchrist feels the third umpire should be able to spot no-balls although he is all for the fourth umpire to take the call in the IPL, provided correct decisions are made.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gilchrist made the comments after the IPL governing council proposed to have a dedicated "no-ball" umpire to reduce the number of howlers in the lucrative league.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It is pretty challenging for the on-field umpire to look down there, look up there, have everything else going on. Surely there was a replay last year that showed it was a no-ball.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That should be allowed, whether you need the fourth umpire, maybe not why can't the third umpire just look at the replay and just go not out," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That is the simpler version I would have thought. If it means having the fourth one (umpire) and he is going to get the right decision I am all for it," said the former wicketkeeper-batsman.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Will the extra umpire slow things down?</p>.<p class="bodytext">"No, because they can make the decision in an instant. I work in broadcast, they can have a replay within five seconds," Gilchrist added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">There was a lot of hue and cry during the last IPL when some debatable decisions were made with regards to front-foot no-balls.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India skipper Virat Kohli even had a heated word with Indian umpire S Ravi, who failed to spot a no-ball by Mumbai Indians' Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga, which proved costly for the Royal Challengers Bangalore during one of the IPL matches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is understood that the concept of having a 'no-ball" umpire could be tried in a domestic tournament before a final call is taken on the matter.</p>