On-field umpires will not be required to present a comfortable sign earlier than referring selections to TV umpires, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has mentioned.
On-field umpires have to date given a ‘comfortable sign’ primarily based on their instinct when confronted with a decent name, making a choice earlier than asking the TV umpire to have a look at it once more from totally different angles in sluggish movement.
TV umpires would uphold the comfortable sign determination until they’d conclusive proof to overturn it.
The comfortable sign has attracted criticism prior to now, with England Test captain Ben Stokes and ex-India skipper Virat Kohli calling for adjustments.
The follow got here below scrutiny throughout Australia’s Test in opposition to South Africa in January. The Proteas had been denied the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne after Simon Harmer’s catch was cancelled out by the third umpire regardless of replays showing inconclusive at finest.
“Soft signals have been discussed at previous cricket committee meetings over the last couple of years,” mentioned Sourav Ganguly, chair of the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee.
“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.”
The governing physique detailed a number of different adjustments to taking part in circumstances on Monday.
Helmets will now be obligatory for “high-risk positions” – which embrace conditions through which batters are going through quick bowlers, wicketkeepers are standing as much as the stumps and fielders are near the batter in entrance of the wicket.
The ICC’s new guidelines come into impact on June 1, which means they are going to be utilized within the June 7-11 World Test Championship between Australia and India on the Oval.
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