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The International Cricket Council would put the system on trial at the Champions Trophy in Pakistan later this year, under which a team will have the right to make three appeals to the third umpire if they have doubts over a decision made by on-field officials.
Pitching in for the use of technology to reduce errors, Miandad said umpires were now more prone to go wrong as they made their decisions in a hurry.
"With the number of mistakes increasing, I think this referral system is good for the game because one bad decision can turn a defeat into a win or vice versa for any team," Miandad said.
"Any law that can reduce the instances of poor umpiring decisions and can make the game cleaner should be tried. I also feel the ICC needs to make umpires more accountable in some way."
Zaheer Abbas also backed the referral system, saying that "batsmen also needed a slice of luck like the bowlers."
Former Test wicketkeeper Rashid Latif said the ICC needed to do a lot more to ensure umpires performed consistently.
"It is easy to say that umpires are human beings and can commit mistakes, but one mistake can deprive a team of victory or turn a victory into defeat. One poor decision can have a big bearing on the outcome of a match like we saw in Sydney," Latif said.
Intikhab Alam, another former Pakistan captain, said umpires should not feel slighted on seeking technological assistance.
"The Elite panel is made up of a few umpires who are travelling around the world throughout the year. They are cracking under pressure making mistakes like we saw in Sydney.
"Umpires need to earn the respect of players by being receptive to new ideas."
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RatingThe match in Sydney did not see errors. They seem to many as deliberate attempt to undermine the Indians because one of the erstwhile Indian captains had given Steve Bucknoe Zero rating in an earlier match
I think people need to come out of there shell and look at the outside world.Just for a name sake look at NFL even though the referees are having 10 years experience they are prone to make mistakes.In order to avoid that every decison can be challenged by the coach and is reviewed using the replay's accordingly.I think with the tech age we need to use all available means to make the game fair.If the viewers can critic the game then the umpires should be smart enough to give teh decisions.I think even allowing 3 times is ridiculous as there are 10 wkts to go.If one bad decision can turn the whole game.I hope ICC will not kill the game evnatually.
I do not think that this would be any help as it was the 3rd umpire that was referred to gave the decision in favour of the batsman (Symonds) even though it clearly showed that his foot was not on the line when Dhoni removed the bails
There is still nothing for making the umpires accountable.
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