If you have been watching the World T20 on television you would have noticed the stumps lighting up each time the ball crashes against it or
the wicketkeeper whips the bails off. That's because of LED technology, a new innovation in cricket. Bronte EcKermann, the inventor of LED stumps, has said he would not mind giving Mahendra Singh Dhoni one as a souvenir if India, which has made it
to the semi-finals, wins the ongoing ICC tournament.
'Well, this is a very costly system. The entire set- up during a match costs US$ 40,000 (Rs 25 lakh approx), so I don't allow the players to uproot it
during any celebrations. But I know Dhoni loves keeping a souvenir stump. If India can win the final, I might get into some arrangement with Dhoni,' EcKermann said. While the new innovation is providing television
viewers and spectators an enhanced experience and getting them more involved, here are ten things you must know about the LED stumps:
1. The innovation was conceived by Bronte EcKermann, an Australian mechanical industrial designer, and created by South Australian manufacturer Zing International. It is called the Zing Wicket System.
2. It was first tried out in a club game in Adelaide. Once Cricket Australia was convinced about using it
instead of the wooden stumps for night matches, it was decided that it would be used in the 2012 edition of the Big Bash League in Australia.
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