ICC amends stumping, concussion substitute guidelines

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has effected a notable change in enjoying circumstances, as per which the umpires henceforth will solely assess the side-on replays for stumping with out contemplating the caught-behind state of affairs throughout the Decision Review System (DRS) referrals.

The modification has come into impact on December 12, 2023 and accordingly if a staff desires to seek advice from caught-behind within the means of a stumping, it would now must train a DRS choice for the caught-behind enchantment individually.

In the collection towards India early final yr, Australian wicketkeeper, Alex Carey extensively used overview for caught-behind after a stumping with out exhausting the staff’s DRS choice.

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Now, the enchantment for stumping will solely show photographs from the side-on digital camera and the umpires will solely think about them as they won’t examine for a snick.

“The change confines a stumping review to only check for stumped, therefore preventing the fielding team a free review for other modes of dismissal (i.e, caught behind) without choosing a player review,” learn ICC’s new modification.

The ICC has additionally introduced in additional readability in concussion alternative rule. Now, the substitute participant won’t be permitted to bowl if the changed participant was suspended from bowling on the time of the concussion.

Similarly, the worldwide governing physique additionally has restricted to 4 minutes the time set for on area damage evaluation and therapy.

Along with these ICC rule modifications, the BCCI has additionally determined to proceed the ‘Dead Ball’ and two bouncers per over guidelines that it applied throughout final yr’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy within the Ranji Trophy starting on Friday.