ICC Released New Penalties for Slow Over-Rate

ICC Released New Penalties for Slow Over-Rate: A new method has been used by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to adjust the play speed. With effect from December 2023, all teams participating in the ODI and T20I formats will have 60 seconds to begin a new over under the revised rules.

The bowling team is usually the one who calls for beverages. And takes longer than necessary to set up the field, which causes the game to be delayed.

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In order to stop that, the ICC has agreed to award the batting side five penalty runs. If the bowling team fails to begin the following over within sixty seconds three times in a row.

Following the ODI World Cup final, the decision was made in the ICC Board Meeting in Ahmedabad. According to Cricbuzz, it is probably going to be implemented experimentally from December to April of the next year.

The fielding team’s time will be controlled by a stop clock. And every time a breach occurs, the umpires will eventually alert the captain.

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In addition, the board members have spoken about amending the rules governing pitch and outfield surveillance.

The international board has also made it clear that anyone who has experienced male puberty will not be permitted to play women’s cricket for reasons of safety, fairness, and protection.

Following a nine-month process of consultation with the game’s stakeholders, the decision was accepted. The procedure was headed by Dr. Peter Harcourt, the leader of the ICC Medical Advisory Committee.

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“The new policy is based on the following principles (in order of priority), protection of the integrity of the women’s game, safety, fairness and inclusion, and this means any Male to Female participants who have been through any form of male puberty will not be eligible to participate in the international women’s game regardless of any surgery or gender reassignment treatment they may have undertaken,” ICC mentioned.

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