In the match played between India and Japan, you must have seen that many of the umpire's decisions did not go directly to the third umpire. There was controversy on the field even over the decision of a wide ball. In such a situation, the question arises whether umpires are not allowed to take the help of a third umpire in the Asian Games? And if a player does not agree with the umpire's decision, can he seek a review of the decision? Actually, the rules of cricket in the Asian Games are somewhat different from normal international cricket competitions.

In regular International Cricket Council competitions, players have the option of challenging an umpire's decision through a decision review system. But this facility is not available to the players in the Asian Games. That is, if any batsman or fielding team finds the umpire's decision wrong, then they cannot get it reviewed themselves. However, this does not mean that the third umpire has no role. In some circumstances, the umpire present on the field himself can take the assistance of the third umpire.

For example, in situations like LBW, stumping, validity of catch, run out and no-ball, the umpire can take assistance from the third umpire if needed.

This is the most important difference between the Asian Games and normal international cricket competitions. In International Cricket Council events, players can challenge the umpire's decision and get it reviewed, whereas in the Asian Games, the final decision-making process remains mainly in the hands of the umpires. Therefore players have to accept the umpire's decision on every ball and cannot demand a review themselves.

This is the reason why the role of umpire's decision becomes even more important in the Asian Games.