IND vs BAN | D/N Tests not the solution to increasing popularity of format, asserts Simon Taufel

"Fear, lack of courage, resilience, confidence and self-belief, are the biggest challenges umpires are facing. We are the ones who are under immense scrutiny in this modern-day broadcasting. It is expected of an umpire to be perfect which is not humanly possible and with the emergence of franchise cricket, extra pressure has come onto umpires," said Taufel, who was in Delhi to launch his first book titled Finding The Gaps.

“When you compete with those 30-odd cameras, the ball-tracker, Snicko, Hot Spot, the three experts in the commentary position, there are times when you don’t deliver perfection,” Taufel asserted.

“It will be fascinating to see how the players will respond, how the players will respond. But I would also add that this is not the only solution of all the problems with Test cricket. We need to continuously promote, advance, make it (Test cricket) more attractive and entertaining to people. I would encourage people to not necessarily make emotional reactions because of one or two incidents. And make sure that we are making a change that is adding value rather than searching for perfection that we really know doesn’t exist,” he concluded.