ICC makes multiple changes in cricket rules
ICC Made Eight Big Changes In Cricket: A lot is going to change in international cricket from July 2. The ICC has approved many new rules for international cricket and changes in the terms of the game. These changes include the rule of using only one ball from the 35th over in ODIs, but along with this, the ICC has implemented the stop clock rule in Tests. Not only this, if a catch is not clear and the player still claims that the batsman is out, then it will be declared a no-ball. Let us tell you which major rules the ICC has changed.
Stop the clock in Test cricket
A year after implementing the stop clock rule in T20 and ODI cricket, the ICC has now decided to implement it in Tests as well. Slow over rate is a big problem in Tests. Now, according to the new ICC rule, the fielding team will have to start the next over within one minute of the end of the previous over. If they do not do so, they will get two warnings from the umpire. After this, if this happens, a fine of five runs will be imposed every time. The warnings will reset again after 80 overs. This rule is applicable only in the 2025-27 World Test Championship.
Big penalty on the short run
ICC has also taken a big decision on the issue of short runs. Earlier, a penalty of five runs was imposed for deliberately taking short runs, but according to the new rules, if the batsman deliberately does not complete the run to steal an extra run, then the umpire will ask the fielding team which batsman they want on strike. Apart from this, a penalty of five runs will be imposed on the team of the batsman taking short runs. However, all this will happen only when the umpire feels that the batsman did not intend to deceive the umpire or score runs.
The ball will not change if saliva is applied
ICC has banned applying saliva on the ball, but the big change is that if the umpire finds saliva on a ball, it will not be changed immediately. This change was made so that teams do not deliberately use saliva to change the ball. Now the umpire will change the ball only when there is a major change in its condition, such as the ball is very wet or it has extra shine. This decision will be taken completely by the umpire at his discretion. If the umpire feels that the condition of the ball has not changed much due to the use of saliva, then the ball will not be changed.
Change in DRS protocol after our decision
ICC has also made a big change in the DRS protocol. Suppose a batsman is given caught out, and he asks for a review. UltraEdge shows that the ball hit the pad without touching the bat. After a caught out is ruled out, the TV umpire now checks for another dismissal mode (such as LBW). Earlier, if the catch was not out, the default decision for LBW was “not out”. But in the new rule, when the ball-tracking graphic for LBW is shown, and if the batsman is found out here, he will have to return to the pavilion.
If there are two appeals against the batsman, then…
ICC has also made a big change in the process of umpire and player review. It means that earlier the TV umpire used to consider the umpire’s review first and then the player’s review, but according to the new rule, if the batsman is out in the first incident itself, then the ball will become dead. The second review will not be checked at all. For example, if there is an appeal for LBW and run out, then the TV umpire will first check LBW, because it happened first. If the batsman is out, then the ball will become dead right there.
Big rule change on catch too
ICC has also changed a big rule regarding catches. Suppose the field umpires do not know whether the catch has been taken correctly or not. But the TV umpire says that it was a no-ball. Earlier, the fairness of the catch was not checked when there was a no-ball signal. But in the new rules, the third umpire will now review the catch. If the catch is correct, then the batting team will get only one extra run for the no-ball. But if the catch is not correct, then the runs scored by the batsmen will be given to the batting team.
These two big changes also happened
ICC has allowed the use of a single new ball after the 35th over in ODI cricket. This will now help the fast bowlers in the death overs. Apart from this, ICC has also made changes regarding catches on the boundary. If a player makes any kind of contact with the ball from outside the boundary, it will be considered illegal. Fielders can catch the ball by bouncing it only once from outside the boundary.
