ICC announces changes to playing conditions....

[MenInG]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced several changes to its Playing Conditions after the Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) ratified recommendations from the Sourav Ganguly-led Men’s Cricket Committee, which discussed MCC’s updated 3rd Edition of the 2017 Code of the Laws of Cricket and shared its conclusions with Women’s Cricket Committee, who endorsed the recommendations to CEC.

The main changes to the Playing Conditions that come into effect on 1 October 2022 are:

Batters returning when caught: When a batter is out Caught, the new batter will come in at the end the striker was, regardless of whether the batters crossed prior to the catch being taken.

Use of saliva to polish the ball: This prohibition has been in place for over two years in international cricket as a Covid-related temporary measure and it is considered appropriate for the ban to be made permanent.

Incoming batter ready to face the ball: An incoming batter will now be required to be ready to take strike within two minutes in Tests and ODIs, while the current threshold of ninety seconds in T20Is remains unchanged.

Striker’s right to play the ball: This is restricted so as to require some part of their bat or person to remain within the pitch. Should they venture beyond that, the umpire will call and signal Dead ball. Any ball which would force the batter to leave the pitch will also be called No ball.

Unfair movement by the fielding side: Any unfair and deliberate movement while the bowler is running in to bowl could now result in the umpire awarding five penalty runs to the batting side, in addition to a call of Dead ball.

Running out of the non-striker: The Playing Conditions follow the Laws in moving this method of effecting a Run out from the ‘Unfair Play’ section to the ‘Run out’ section.

Bowler throwing towards striker’s end before delivery: Previously, a bowler who saw the batter advancing down the wicket before entering their delivery stride, could throw the ball to attempt to Run out the striker. This practice will now be called a Dead ball.

Other major decisions: The in-match penalty introduced in T20Is in January 2022, (whereby the failure of a fielding team to bowl their overs by the scheduled cessation time leads to an additional fielder having to be brought inside the fielding circle for the remaining overs of the innings), will now also be adopted in ODI matches after the completion of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League in 2023.

It was also decided that the Playing Conditions for all Men’s and Women’s ODI and T20I matches will be amended to allow hybrid pitches to be used, if agreed by both teams. Currently, hybrid pitches can only be used in Women’s T20I matches.

All Playing Conditions will be updated to reflect these changes.

Sourav Ganguly said: “It was an honour chairing my first meeting of the ICC Cricket Committee. I was pleased with the productive contribution of the Committee members which resulted in key recommendations being made. I thank all members for their valuable input and suggestions.”

The ICC Cricket Committee: Sourav Ganguly (Chair); Ramiz Raja (Observer); Mahela Jayawardena and Roger Harper (Past Players); Daniel Vettori and VVS Laxman (Representatives of Current Players); Gary Stead (Member Team Coach Representative); Jay Shah (Full Members’ Representative); Joel Wilson (Umpires’ Representative); Ranjan Madugalle (ICC Chief Referee); Jamie Cox (MCC Representative); Kyle Coetzer (Associate Representative); Shaun Pollock (Media Representative); Greg Barclay and Geoff Allardice (Ex Officio - ICC Chair and Chief Executive); Clive Hitchcock (Committee Secretary); David Kendix (Statistician).

 

[jnaveen1980]

"Bowler throwing towards striker’s end before delivery: Previously, a bowler who saw the batter advancing down the wicket before entering their delivery stride, could throw the ball to attempt to Run out the striker. This practice will now be called a Dead ball."

-Has anyone attempted this?

 

[Cricfan4eva]

"Bowler throwing towards striker’s end before delivery: Previously, a bowler who saw the batter advancing down the wicket before entering their delivery stride, could throw the ball to attempt to Run out the striker. This practice will now be called a Dead ball."

-Has anyone attempted this?

With Ashwin back in scheme of white ball cricket. ICC probably pre-empted him.

 

[Mean&Green]

"Bowler throwing towards striker’s end before delivery: Previously, a bowler who saw the batter advancing down the wicket before entering their delivery stride, could throw the ball to attempt to Run out the striker. This practice will now be called a Dead ball."

-Has anyone attempted this?

I’ve never seen this happen in my 20 years of watching cricket

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced several changes to its Playing Conditions after the Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) ratified recommendations from the Sourav Ganguly-led Men’s Cricket Committee, which discussed MCC’s updated 3rd Edition of the 2017 Code of the Laws of Cricket and shared its conclusions with Women’s Cricket Committee, who endorsed the recommendations to CEC.

The main changes to the Playing Conditions that come into effect on 1 October 2022 are:

Batters returning when caught: When a batter is out Caught, the new batter will come in at the end the striker was, regardless of whether the batters crossed prior to the catch being taken.

Use of saliva to polish the ball: This prohibition has been in place for over two years in international cricket as a Covid-related temporary measure and it is considered appropriate for the ban to be made permanent.

Incoming batter ready to face the ball: An incoming batter will now be required to be ready to take strike within two minutes in Tests and ODIs, while the current threshold of ninety seconds in T20Is remains unchanged.

Striker’s right to play the ball: This is restricted so as to require some part of their bat or person to remain within the pitch. Should they venture beyond that, the umpire will call and signal Dead ball. Any ball which would force the batter to leave the pitch will also be called No ball.

Unfair movement by the fielding side: Any unfair and deliberate movement while the bowler is running in to bowl could now result in the umpire awarding five penalty runs to the batting side, in addition to a call of Dead ball.

Running out of the non-striker: The Playing Conditions follow the Laws in moving this method of effecting a Run out from the ‘Unfair Play’ section to the ‘Run out’ section.

Bowler throwing towards striker’s end before delivery: Previously, a bowler who saw the batter advancing down the wicket before entering their delivery stride, could throw the ball to attempt to Run out the striker. This practice will now be called a Dead ball.

Other major decisions: The in-match penalty introduced in T20Is in January 2022, (whereby the failure of a fielding team to bowl their overs by the scheduled cessation time leads to an additional fielder having to be brought inside the fielding circle for the remaining overs of the innings), will now also be adopted in ODI matches after the completion of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League in 2023.

It was also decided that the Playing Conditions for all Men’s and Women’s ODI and T20I matches will be amended to allow hybrid pitches to be used, if agreed by both teams. Currently, hybrid pitches can only be used in Women’s T20I matches.

All Playing Conditions will be updated to reflect these changes.

Sourav Ganguly said: “It was an honour chairing my first meeting of the ICC Cricket Committee. I was pleased with the productive contribution of the Committee members which resulted in key recommendations being made. I thank all members for their valuable input and suggestions.”

The ICC Cricket Committee: Sourav Ganguly (Chair); Ramiz Raja (Observer); Mahela Jayawardena and Roger Harper (Past Players); Daniel Vettori and VVS Laxman (Representatives of Current Players); Gary Stead (Member Team Coach Representative); Jay Shah (Full Members’ Representative); Joel Wilson (Umpires’ Representative); Ranjan Madugalle (ICC Chief Referee); Jamie Cox (MCC Representative); Kyle Coetzer (Associate Representative); Shaun Pollock (Media Representative); Greg Barclay and Geoff Allardice (Ex Officio - ICC Chair and Chief Executive); Clive Hitchcock (Committee Secretary); David Kendix (Statistician).

Some of these changes make the game even more batsmen friendly. It’s stupid. Why can’t bowlers use saliva to shine the ball. The one advantage the fielding team has is swing, as sweat just isn’t as great a shiner as saliva.

 

[Front Foot Pull]

Some of these changes make the game even more batsmen friendly. It’s stupid. Why can’t bowlers use saliva to shine the ball. The one advantage the fielding team has is swing, as sweat just isn’t as great a shiner as saliva.

MCC said that a research (may be ball tracking data) of last 2 years indicated that the ban on saliva showed no impact on amount of swing.
So saliva usage was mostly a placebo for generations, unless it was altered by sweetners in chewing gum which is unfair anyways.
Just use sweat to polish and move on.

 

[Vorador]

MCC said that a research (may be ball tracking data) of last 2 years indicated that the ban on saliva showed no impact on amount of swing.
So saliva usage was mostly a placebo for generations, unless it was altered by sweetners in chewing gum which is unfair anyways.
Just use sweat to polish and move on.

Interesting observation. Saliva tends to dry things up even more tbh, which is one of the reasons why the lube industry is so profitable.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

This is the crap they come up with in their meetings. So innovative !!!


What’s next?


The thickness of the stumps are to be reduced by 0.5mm.

The umpires have to maintain a crouched position whilst the bowler runs in to deliver.

Grown *** men and they’re coming up with ideas that 3 year olds could think of.

 

[Mamoon]

"Bowler throwing towards striker’s end before delivery: Previously, a bowler who saw the batter advancing down the wicket before entering their delivery stride, could throw the ball to attempt to Run out the striker. This practice will now be called a Dead ball."

ICC banning things that never happened in the first place. Incredible.

 

[SM1989]

What is the rationale behind doing away with the batsmen being able to cross when caught out?

 

[Major]

"Bowler throwing towards striker’s end before delivery: Previously, a bowler who saw the batter advancing down the wicket before entering their delivery stride, could throw the ball to attempt to Run out the striker. This practice will now be called a Dead ball."

ICC banning things that never happened in the first place. Incredible.

makes sense, we all remember the world cup final.....

 

[MenInG]

The new ICC Playing Conditions come into effect today.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

They should scrap all formats and keep T20s.

T20 world cup every 2 years. League format in between.

9 players instead of 11.

 

[MenInG]

'Mankad' dismissals are now classed as run outs, after new law changes by the MCC came into force on October 1.

The 'Mankad' - where a bowler runs out the non-striking batter in their delivery stride if that batter is backing up - is now deemed a legitimate mode of dismissal.

India's women's team recently used the law change in their favour, when bowler Deepti Sharma ran out non-striker Charlie Dean at Lord's in the final ODI of the three-match series.

Sharma took the bails off after entering her delivery stride, with the dismissal upheld by the third umpire, securing India a 3-0 series win against England.

Dean was in tears after the wicket, with India receiving criticism for the manner of the dismissal.

Sharma defended the dismissal after the match, saying that India had warned Dean about leaving her crease, and it is "as per the rules and guidelines", but injured England captain Heather Knight accused India of lying, saying on Twitter that "no warnings were given" to Dean.

'Onus is on non-striker' | Not the 'right way' to win a game

Reacting after the match on Sky Sports Cricket, Michael Atherton said it is up to the non-striker to "stay in your ground until the ball is released".

"I always find it odd when 'Mankads' happen. It's historically associated with something underhand, but whenever it happens, the focus always falls on the fielding side and the bowler as if they've done something wrong.

"A 'Mankad' cannot happen if the non-striker stays in their ground. And that's where the onus falls.

"The message is clear really: If you're a non-striker at the non-striker's end, you stay in your ground until you see the ball released, and this thing can never happen.

"The debate will never happen, and all the outpouring of emotion on social media can't happen. It's simple, stay in your ground.

"The law is absolutely clear."

Lydia Greenway said that, while it is within the rules, it doesn't "feel like the right way to win a game".

"The way in which it's managed I would disagree with. If I was captain of that team, I would say lets give them a warning, and then make sure that Charlie Dean is aware of what she's doing.

"Because as youngsters growing up playing the game, you're taught to back-up, and if you look at Charlie Dean backing up, she was just focussed on what was happening at the other end.

"I don't think she was trying to gain an unfair advantage.

"She was just simply focussing on what was in hand. She was just looking at what's happening, literally turned around and Deepti Sharma has decided to do that, which, we must say, she is allowed to do."

This manner of dismissal has been heavily criticised by some for being against the spirit of the game, and it was previously under the unfair play section of the law.

However, it is now classed as a legitimate run out.

In other changes that come into force, using saliva to shine the ball will be banned and considered tampering.

The use of saliva was prohibited following the outbreak of Covid-19 and research by the sport's lawmakers found this "had little or no impact on the amount of swing the bowlers were getting", with players using sweat to polish the ball, which was equally effective.

Deepti Sharma says India warned Charlie Dean and spoke to the umpires before her controversial 'Mankad' run out in their third and final one day international against England
This law change around using saliva to shine the ball has been made permanent.

Annoucing the law change earlier this year, the MCC said it "removes any grey areas of fielders eating sugary sweets to alter their saliva to apply to the ball," with its use treated the same way as "any other unfair methods of changing the condition of the ball".

After a successful trial in The Hundred by the England and Wales Cricket Board, a new batter coming into the crease will face the next delivery regardless of whether the previous pair had crossed while the ball was in the air before being caught.

The law around judging a wide has been amended, given batters are now moving laterally around the crease more before the ball is bowled.

There are also several changes to the 'dead ball law', the most significant of which is if either side is disadvantaged by a person, such as a pitch invader, an animal or other object within the field of play which has a material impact on the game.

The first men's international game under the new rules will be on October 2, when South Africa play India before Pakistan face England in the seventh and deciding match of their T20I series.

The upcoming men's T20 World Cup in Australia will also incorporate the new rules.

SKY

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

I for one find some of the rule changes proper stupid. Saliva on the ball is now tampering? What?

What If your playing in the early English summer in Durham, where it’s crisp enough that you barely sweat? How the bowling side able to derive any advantage? How are they supposed to keep the shine on the ball? With their hopes and dreams?

After the two new balls in ODI cricket (which was hilariously advantageous to batsmen), this latest rule really does the cake.

 

[MenInG]

The ICC announced a number of changes to the Playing Conditions that came into effect on October 1, and some could become talking points at the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

In a format of small margins, these changes may become match-defining and deciding moments in Australia.

Here’s five of the recent changes that you will want to keep an eye out for over the course of the event.


Running out of the non-striker

While the form of dismissal has always been in place, its relevant section in the laws of the game has moved from the ‘Unfair Play’ section to the ‘Run out’ section. Whether it be a case of a non-striker backing up too far, or simply being out of their ground, the adjudication of the dismissal is effectively the same as a stumping would be at the other end.

The debate around Deepti Sharma’s run out of Charlie Dean during India’s tour of England last month has thrown the spotlight on the law, with a number of England men’s players declaring they won’t attempt the dismissal. To the letter of the law, England in this instance would be effectively conferring a competitive advantage on the opposition.

Will we see more executions of this mode of dismissal at the T20 World Cup?

The failure of a fielding team to bowl their overs by the scheduled cessation time leads to an additional fielder having to be brought inside the fielding circle for the remaining overs of the innings

While this change came earlier in the year, teams are still adjusting to the recent changes. We have seen bowling teams being forced to field an additional player inside the ring in the death overs with the over rate not being maintained.

With the extra fielder inside the ring being crucial for the batting team, matches may well be dictated by this change.

This was recently witnessed in the Asia Cup 2022 opener between India and Pakistan. India won the match by five wickets with Pakistan forced to keep an extra fielder inside the circle towards the end of the run chase due to a slow over rate.

In a game of fine margins, this could make all the difference, and looks an appropriate deterrent to not bowling overs in a timely manner.


Batters returning when caught

When a batter is out caught, the new batter will come in at the end of the striker, regardless of whether the batters crossed prior to the catch being taken.

Previously, in case the batters crossed before a catch was taken, the non-striker would take strike the next ball while the new batter would be at the non-striker's end.

This may force a re-think of tactics, particularly at the death with a lower-order batter joining a set top-order player at the other end. While a catch dismissing the lower-order player in the past may have brought the set player back striker’s end for the next delivery in times gone past, the new batter will now always be the player on strike.


Unfair movement by the fielding side

While the official position on illegal movement from the fielders has not changed, there are adjustments for the penalty for players found to breach the law.

Any movement deemed unfair and deliberate by fielders while a bowler is running in to bowl now results in the umpire awarding five penalty runs to the batting side, in addition to the delivery being a dead ball.

There are exceptions to this law, with minor adjustments and movement by the fielder towards the striker deemed legal. It is also worth noting that it is within the laws for a fielder to move in reaction to a shot a batter is playing mid-delivery.

As an example of this would be Steve Smith’s close catch against Pakistan in an ODI back in 2014. Smith noticed Pakistan batter Fawad Alam shaping up for a sweep shot off a spin bowler, though moved across to leg slip from behind the wicketkeeper and completed a catch.


The striker’s right to play the ball

Batters will now be required to have some part of their bat or person remain within the pitch. Should they venture beyond that, the umpire will call and signal a dead ball, and any ball which would force the batter to leave the pitch will also be called no-ball.

While it will be rare for this to happen at the T20 World Cup, there are hypothetical situations where this comes into play. For example, an attempted variation and change-ups from a bowler trying everything in their power to stop a world-class batter potentially could go awry, leading to a batter attempting to walk off the pitch to play the ball.

If this were to play out, a dead ball will be called, with a no-ball signal from the umpire, leading to a free hit on the next delivery.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2849016

 

[MenInG]

England shining the ball on Leach's head - hope that's covered under rules

 

[pratiktc]

I for one find some of the rule changes proper stupid. Saliva on the ball is now tampering? What?

What If your playing in the early English summer in Durham, where it’s crisp enough that you barely sweat? How the bowling side able to derive any advantage? How are they supposed to keep the shine on the ball? With their hopes and dreams?

After the two new balls in ODI cricket (which was hilariously advantageous to batsmen), this latest rule really does the cake.

Gonna see the old wristbands being soaked accidentally in water during drinks breaks.

 

[Shaka81]

England shining the ball on Leach's head - hope that's covered under rules

As someone who is similarly follicly challenged... that's just disrespectful!

 

[MenInG]

ICC ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO PLAYING CONDITIONS

The International Cricket Council has announced changes to its Playing Conditions after the Chief Executives’ Committee ratified recommendations from the Sourav Ganguly-led Men’s Cricket Committee which were also endorsed by the Women’s Cricket Committee.

The main changes to the playing conditions, which come into effect on 1 June 2023 with the Lord’s Test between England and Ireland, are:

Soft signal: Umpires will no longer be required to give a soft signal while referring decisions to the TV umpires. The on-field umpires will consult with the TV umpire before any decisions are taken.

Helmets: Helmet protection will be mandatory in international cricket for the following high injury risk positions: (i) when batters are facing fast bowlers, (ii) when wicketkeepers are standing up to the stumps, and (iii) when fielders are close to the batter in front of the wicket.

Runs off a Free Hit: Any runs scored off a Free Hit when the ball hits the stumps will count as runs scored, to be consistent with all other runs scored from a free hit.

Sourav Ganguly said: “Soft signals have been discussed at previous cricket committee meetings over the last couple of years. The committee deliberated this at length and concluded that soft signals were unnecessary and at times confusing since referrals of catches may seem inconclusive in replays.”

“We also discussed player safety, which is very important for us. The committee decided that it was best to make the use of helmets mandatory in certain positions to ensure the safety of players.”

 

[Markhor]

Good riddance to the soft signal.