ICC approves major changes: ODI ball rule revised, stricter concussion protocols

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced important changes to playing conditions successful men's planetary cricket, with the revised two-ball regularisation successful ODIs and stricter concussion substitute regulations being the large updates.

These changes, recommended by the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee, volition travel into effect from June 17 successful Tests, July 2 successful ODIs, and July 10 successful T20Is.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Two-ball regularisation tweaked to assistance bowlersCurrently, ODIs are played with 2 caller balls utilized from each extremity passim the innings. Under the caller regulation, 2 caller balls volition inactive beryllium used, but lone until the 34th over. From the 35th to the 50th over, teams indispensable prime 1 of those 2 balls to proceed bowling from some ends.

If an ODI is reduced to 25 overs oregon less earlier the archetypal innings begins, lone 1 caller shot volition beryllium used.The ICC said the modification aims to “readdress the equilibrium betwixt bat and ball” - a long-standing interest successful high-scoring ODIs wherever bowlers person often struggled to find reverse plaything oregon grip successful the second stages of the innings.

Concussion substitutes present role-specificIn a determination to debar ambiguity, teams indispensable present pre-name 5 concussion substitutes to the lucifer referee earlier the toss: a wicketkeeper, a batter, a seam bowler, a spinner, and an all-rounder.

If a concussion substitute besides gets injured, the lucifer referee whitethorn o.k. a replacement from extracurricular the archetypal five, pursuing existing like-for-like eligibility protocols.

Other amendmentsA insignificant but notable alteration includes the MCC's disallowance of the “bunny hop” drawback extracurricular the bound - a determination designed to guarantee cleaner, fairer dismissals.