To adjust the tempo of play, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has implemented a new mechanism. All teams participating in the ODI and T20I formats will have 60 seconds to begin a new over under the new rules, which go into effect in December 2023. Most of the time, it has been noticed that the bowling team frequently requests refreshments and takes longer than necessary to set up the field, which causes the game to be delayed.
In order to stop that, the ICC has agreed to award the batting team five penalty runs if the bowling team fails to begin the following over within sixty seconds three times in a row. Following the ODI World Cup final, the decision was made in the ICC Board Meeting in Ahmedabad. According to Cricbuzz, it is probably going to be implemented experimentally from December to April of the next year.
The fielding team’s time will be controlled by a stop clock, and every time a breach occurs, the umpires will eventually alert the captain. In addition, the board members have talked about amending the rules governing pitch and outfield monitoring.
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The international board has also made it clear that anyone who has experienced male puberty will not be permitted to play women’s cricket for reasons of safety, fairness, and protection. Following a nine-month process of consultation with the game’s stakeholders, the decision was approved. The procedure was headed by Dr. Peter Harcourt, the chair of the ICC Medical Advisory Committee.
“The new policy is based on the following principles (in order of priority): protection of the integrity of the women’s game, safety, fairness, and inclusion. Regardless of any surgery or gender reassignment treatment they may have undergone, any Male to Female participants who have experienced any form of male puberty will not be eligible to participate in the international women’s game,” the ICC stated.