The International Cricket Council (ICC) on November 21st announced that they would be introducing a stop clock on a trial basis to regulate the time taken between overs in men’s ODI and T20I cricket between December 2023 to April 2024.
ICC to introduce stop clock in white-ball cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been proactive in updating and refining the rules of cricket to increase the safety, fairness, and entertainment levels of the game. The ICC brings in these changes after thorough discussions and recommendations from various committees and then implements these decisions across different formats of the game.
According to a statement released by ICC on Tuesday, “CEC have agreed to introduce a stop clock on a trial basis in men’s ODI and T20I cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. The clock will be used to regulate the amount of time taken between overs. “
Notably, the introduction of stop clocks will be currently on a trial basis starting from December 2023 to April 2024 in order to regulate the time taken between the overs.
“If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed, a 5-run penalty will be imposed the third time it happens in an innings,” the ICC release stated.
Changes to the pitch and outfield monitoring regulations:
The ICC also approved changes to pitch and outfield monitoring regulations. The release read:
“Simplification of the criteria against which a pitch is assessed and increasing the threshold for when a venue could have its international status removed from five demerit points to six demerit points over a five-year period,”
Another major rule approved was, “any player who has transitioned from male to female and has been through any form of male puberty will not be allowed to participate in women’s international cricket, regardless of any surgery or gender reassignment treatment they may have undertaken.”
“It is based on the following principles (in order of priority), protection of the integrity of the women’s game, safety, fairness and inclusion,” the board stated in a release.
