The foundations may very well be applied from 2028.
The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) is contemplating three main guidelines to introduce in worldwide cricket. These may very well be applied within the subsequent broadcast cycle, which begins in 2028. One of many few adjustments is that the board is seeking to discard the utilization of two new balls in One Day Internationals (ODIs).
They may additionally introduce in-game clocks in Check matches for higher administration of the over charges. In addition to these, the U-19 Males’s World Cup may very well be become a T20 format.
Recreation Clocks In Checks
The ICC can be contemplating introducing on-field clocks in red-ball cricket. These could have a 60-second higher restrict between every over of a Check match.
After a profitable trial from December 2023 to April 2024, the ICC made it obligatory to make use of stop-clocks in white-ball cricket from June 2024. This helped to manage the time between overs and end the match within the allotted time. With the addition of clocks in Check matches, the ICC intends to finish 90 overs in a day.
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Two New Balls In ODIs
The ICC committee, together with the chairperson Jay Shah, is discussing phasing out the second new ball in 50-over matches. The bowlers can begin the sport with two new balls however can use just one after 25 overs. They’ll select from the 2 new balls with which they wish to proceed.
Beforehand, legendary gamers like Sachin Tendulkar and Brett Lee had criticised the rule of two new balls in ODIs. They complained that the rule favours the batters extra within the recreation whereas disrupting the steadiness between bat and ball. Nevertheless, the ICC shouldn’t be altering the two-ball rule completely within the taking part in circumstances. The rule simply goals to carry again the reverse swing by utilizing an previous ball after the midway stage of the match.
T20 Format For Below-19 Males’s World Cup
The ICC officers are additionally contemplating altering the format of the Males’s Below-19 World Cup. The 50-over match may very well be shifted right into a 20-over occasion.
As per a Cricbuzz report, many consultants voiced for preserving the Males’s Below-19 World Cup format unchanged. However some contradicted their opinion. After two Below-19 Ladies’s World Cups performed within the T20 format, in 2023 (South Africa) and 2025 (Malaysia), the board desires to carry similarity in each the ICC U-19 championships.
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