Cricket Committee additionally suggests utilizing 2 new balls for less than first 25 overs of ODIs
NEW DELHI: In its bid to advertise Check and ODI codecs, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has give you key suggestions which may see each World Check Championship (WTC) sequence having minimal three Exams, and two balls getting used for less than the primary 25 overs in ODIs.
TOI has learnt that the ICC’s cricket committee got here up with these options not too long ago on the board conferences in Dubai.
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The committee has additionally prompt that host nations should attempt to accommodate extra day-night Check matches when drawing fixtures for dwelling season within the subsequent cycle.
Sources mentioned ICC strongly feels that there ought to be a minimal of three Exams if a sequence is performed within the WTC from the subsequent cycle.
“Some international locations like South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka principally play simply two Check sequence. Solely India, England and Australia play lengthy Check sequence. That does not assist in selling Check cricket and the purpose distribution turns into very unfair. The suggestions are focused at wiping out such disparities,” an ICC supply informed TOI.
The ICC cricket committee is headed by former India captain Sourav Ganguly and in addition consists of former gamers Mahela Jayawardena, VVS Laxman, Shaun Pollock, Daniel Vettori and Roger Harper apart from BCCI secretary and soon-to-be ICC chairman Jay Shah.
As for day-night Exams, Cricket Australia is the one board which hosts pink-ball Exams frequently throughout its dwelling season. BCCI has not hosted a pink-ball Check in two years.
“The ICC committee feels the pink-ball Exams have introduced extra folks into the stadiums. Not too long ago, one noticed very poor turnouts in Pakistan. The three pink-ball Exams in India offered extra tickets than ordinary. Check-playing nations have to be inspired to schedule extra pink-ball Exams,” the supply mentioned.
Two balls for less than first 25 overs in ODI matches
One other suggestion has been to have two balls just for the primary 25 overs of ODIs. After that just one ball might be used. It has been broadly debated that taking part in with two balls in ODIs has taken bowlers out of the sport within the final decade because the balls stay laborious for the batters to maintain hitting via the road.
“The advice might be despatched to the captains. A consensus have to be achieved on this. However this seems to be the most suitable choice to convey reverse swing and finger spinners again into the sport,” the supply mentioned.
ICC chairman’s tenure elevated to a few years
In a significant growth, the ICC board has determined to vary the tenure of ICC chair and unbiased director to 2 phrases of three years from two-year tenures.
Which means Shah, who’s slated to take over as ICC chair, can maintain the submit for six years. Shah is slated to enter necessary cooling-off interval in BCCI subsequent 12 months.
