ICC approves changes to two-ball rule in ODIs and concussion substitutes for men’s cricket
ICC has approved the changes in relation to the two-ball rule in ODIs and concussion substitutes for men’s cricket. The changes, including the use of one ball from the 35th over in ODIs, are expected to be in operation from June 17 in Tests, July 2 and 10 for ODIs and T20Is, respectively.
The changes are expected to be in operation from June 17 in Tests, and July 2 and 10 in ODIs and T20Is, respectively.
The committee had earlier come up with the suggestion of continuing the use of two new balls in ODIs but with a caveat. After the end of the 34th over, which is 17 overs with each new ball, only one ball will be used till the end of that innings with the bowling side getting the right to choose one among the used Kookaburras. Also, in matches that are reduced to 25 overs or less, due to rain or unforeseen circumstances, the entire innings will be played with a single ball.
The change was seen as inevitable by the committee with the rising imbalance between bat and ball in the limited overs format. And the use of one ball towards the death overs will also bring back reverse swing into play with the old ball and the use of saliva aiding the pacers in the latter half of the innings.
Another important update was regarding the concussion substitute rule across all formats. Earlier, the team was supposed to make a like-for-like replacement in case of a concussion to a player already named in the first eleven with the match referee in charge of approving the same. But now both teams have to come up with a list of concussion substitutes based on the role of the particular player.
The teams should name a specialist batter, a pacer, a spinner, an all-rounder and a wicketkeeper to the match referee before the start of the match to avoid any unfair means to take advantage of the rule as has been the case in the past. In case the replacement player also gets concussed, the match referee will choose a player from outside the above-mentioned five players to satisfy the existing like-for-like clause mentioned in the rule.
Both these changes in men’s cricket will be accompanied by the new boundary-catching rules to avoid the bunny hop outside the playing area that will also come into operation with the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh series from June 17.
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