"Whether you need a fourth umpire...maybe not. Why can't the third umpire just look at the replay and just go not out. That is the simpler version I would have thought," Gilchrist said in response to mid-day's query on the necessity of another umpire. However, Gilchrist had no issues in having an additional umpire provided he gives the right decision. He said: "If it means having a fourth one [umpire] and he is going to get the right decision, I am all for it."

Gilchrist added: "It is pretty challenging for the on-field umpire to look down there [at the bowling crease] and look up there [at the batsman] with everything else going on. Surely, there was a replay last year [Mumbai Indians' Lasith Malinga bowling a no-ball against Royal Challengers Bangalore during the IPL] that showed it was a no-ball," he remarked.

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When asked whether the presence of the additional umpire will slow things down, Gilchrist said: "No, because they can make the decision in an instant. I work in broadcasting and they can have a replay within five seconds."

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