CAPE TOWN, Jan 17: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to let umpires refer to the available technology more often to minimise dubious decisions.

"Why should assistance from modern technology be restricted to just stumping or run-out decisions? Why can't it be applied to other dismissals as well?" Inzamam questioned in a TV interview after the conclusion of the first Test, which Pakistan lost by seven wickets.

The South African summer has seen some decisions going against the favour of batsmen, which experts have attributed to poor umpiring. India had toured South Africa earlier, where they lost a three-Test series 1-2.

"The ICC Code of Conduct does not allow me to say anything on this. But everyone saw what happened in the first Test," he said referring to some controversial LBW verdicts by umpires Steve Bucknor and Billy Doctrove and a caught and bowled by Shahid Nazir which was not given.

Inzamam asked the umpires to use technology whenever there is doubt over a dismissal. "Modern technology can be used by umpires to rule on any close decisions including caught behind or leg before ones," he said.

The ICC had even floated in a trend that teams could appeal against a dubious decision to the third umpire, going against the verdict of the standing umpires. The rule was scrapped after being implemented in just one tournament.—Agencies