The ICC Cricket Committee has put forward several recommendations at the end of two-day meeting at Lord’s on Wednesday. These recommendations will not come into force until approved by the Central Executive Committee (CEC) and the ICC Board. That means we will have to wait till 30 June when CEC and Board meetings will conclude in Hong Kong.
The Committee is chaired by Clive Lloyd and also includes Mark Taylor, Gary Kirsten, Ravi Shastri, Ian Bishop Clive Lloyd, Sharad Pawar, Haroon Lorgat, Kumar Sangakkara, Tim May, Justin Vaughan, Trent Johnston, Steve Davis, Ranjan Madugalle, David Kendix and Clare Connor, the ex-captain of the England women’s team. Clive Lloyd and David Richardson, ICC general manager of Cricket, revealed the details while talking to the media.
The following is the summary of the recommendations:
Qualifiers for 2015 WC
The ICC Cricket Committee has recommended to have a qualification process for the 2015 World Cup to be held Down Under. The decision has come as a relief for the Associates who looked to be excluded from the tournament as a result of ICC's previous decision to limit the number of teams 10.
Day-night Tests and pink balls:
The committee has suggested that pink ball is potentially the most appropriate ball for use in day-night Test cricket in future.It was trialed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in Abu Dhabi in 2011. It is worthwhile to mention that Pakistan has also used pink ball in the last Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final, which was observed by Dave Richardson. The committee recommends further testing of the pink ball in first-class cricket, and in this regard it will be used in the four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup 2011-12.
Improvement of One-Day International (ODI) cricket format
-> Two balls to be used in each innings, one from each end (like it was done in 1992 WC)
-> Teams to be allowed to take the batting and bowling power-play only between overs 16 – 40
-> Compulsory close-catchers to be abolished
-> A maximum of four fielders outside the 30-yard circle during non-powerplay overs
-> The number of bouncers per over to be increased from one to two
-> Removal of the restriction on the maximum number of overs each bowler can bowl
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said: “Notwithstanding the strong success of 50-over cricket at the recent ICC Cricket World Cup, I am delighted that the ICC Cricket Committee has been creative in seeking to enhance the format to ensure its continued future.”
The committee has asked for these recommendations to be trialled in domestic cricket before these are considered for international cricket
Umpires' Decision Review System (DRS)
The committeehas recommended that UDRS should be used in all Test matches as well as in ODI and T20I series. Each side is to be allowed one review per innings, reducing the number of unsuccessful reviews from two to one for limited overs cricket.
Over-rates and delaying tactics
The committee has recommended that a captain should be suspended for one match if his side is guilty of two minor over-rate offences in the same format over a 12-month period; previously the number was three. The committee also suggested to empower the umpires to take stricter action against teams guilty of time wasting.
Laws and playing conditions
The committee has recommended that
-> Runners should not be allowed in international matches
-> The batsman should be barred from intentionally changing his direction while taking a run in order to evade a run-out chance. It suggests that it is contrary to the Law 37.1, so the batsman should be given out if fielding side appeals
-> The MCC should amend law 42.15 to allow the bowler to run the non-striker out before releasing the ball provided he has not completed his action
The ICC Cricket Committee will meet next in November 2011, the date and location will be announced soon.
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