Colombo, Sept 18: The extended use of television replays to aid umpiring decisions is not slowing down cricket in any significant way but the game's global governing body will analyse all aspects of the trial before reaching a final decision on future use of such technology.

On average, consultations have taken just under one minute to provide a final umpire's decision, suggesting greater use of replay technology is not slowing down the flow of the game to any significant effect," the International Cricket Council said in a statement here today. "Supporting this observation is the fact that there have been only two over rate penalties (both of one over) in the six completed matches. These were attributed to other playing factors," it said.

But the ICC will analyse all aspects of the trial and consult all parties involved before reaching a definitive position on the future use of umpiring technology. The ICC also released an assessment of the technology trial undertaken at the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy so far.

Pakistan's Shoaib Malik became the first player in the world to be adjudged out leg before wicket after consultation with the television umpire in a match against Sri Lanka on September 12.

Bureau Report