ICC committee allows ODI power-plays to continue & other changes to ODI format

[J-Essence]

KARACHI: The newly constituted ICC Cricket Committee (ICC CC), which concluded its two-day meeting in Dubai on Thursday, has come up with several recommendations to be considered by the ICC chief executives when they meet in London at the end of June.

The committee made the following recommendations regarding One-day International playing conditions:

The use of power-plays should continue although it resolved that an additional fielder (making three in total instead of the current limit of two) should be allowed outside the 30 yard circle during the second or third power-play.

That the idea of the captain of the batting side being able to choose when to take one of the power-plays be trialed in Australia and any other Member that wishes to do so.

The current required over-rate of 14.28 overs per hour be continued but with a concerted effort by all parties to maintain and improve over-rates wherever possible: umpires should be empowered to impose time wasting penalties as allowed for under the Law if a new batsman is not ready to face his first delivery within two minutes of the fall of the previous wicket.

If the last wicket in the first innings of a match falls within 30 minutes of the scheduled interval then the interval should be taken immediately with the second innings then starting correspondingly earlier (thus removing the possibility of a break of up to 75 minutes).

If up to 60 minutes is lost during the scheduled first innings then there is no reduction in the interval; if more than 60 minutes is lost then the interval can be reduced to 30 minutes; and the minimum interval should be 20 minutes

There should be a mandatory change of ball after 35 overs. A free hit should be introduced for the delivery that follows a front-foot no-ball.

On grounds where space allows, boundaries should be pushed back to a maximum of 90 yards; square boundaries should be a minimum of 150 yards from one side to the other with a minimum of 65 yards on one side; straight boundaries should be 140 yards from one side to the other.

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[kablooee87]

Originally Posted by J-Essence There should be a mandatory change of ball after 35 overs. A free hit should be introduced for the delivery that follows a front-foot no-ball. http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=58784

What stupidity.

[Plasma]

i am still not able to understand what they mean by free hit. Could someone explain?

[pakistani_banda]

There should be a mandatory change of ball after 35 overs. A free hit should be introduced for the delivery that follows a front-foot no-ball.

i think this is to prevent reverse swing . will not the fielding side be benefited from this as the batsmen will have to adjust to the new ball then.

i am still not able to understand what they mean by free hit. Could someone explain?

i think this is when the ball bowled after a no ball, the batsman will not get out no matter if he is bowled or anyother method. im not sure about this, maybe others can tell more about this.

[kablooee87]

Originally Posted by Plasma i am still not able to understand what they mean by free hit. Could someone explain?

pakistani_banda explained it well. Basically the batsman can do whatever he wants and he won't get out (except run out) on the delivery after a no-ball. The rule already exists for 20/20 matches.

[Plasma]

ahhh ok thanx. I knew that rule but didn't know it was called free hit. Thanx

[12thMan]

the no-ball was the free hit. giving another one, borrowing from Twenty20, is too much. Bowlers are already at an disadvantage and now you will have bowlers getting more tense, perhaps some extra dead balls if they think they might overstep etc. Atleast take out the extra run from the noball

[Lightning]

ICC attempting to ruin the game and messing with the natural balance btwn bat and ball. Stupid!

[Kamranz]

I can't believe they're going ahead with these stupid rules. Gavaskar and Malcom Speed both messed up ODI cricket badly.

Theres no favors for the bowlers, already the quality of bowling is going poor. There also killing the art of "reverse swinging the old ball", now if batsmen have to play tough facing the new ball then when the ball changes again after 3fifth over it tests the batsmen once again why not keep things as it is.

[Sean]

These rule changes are crap. Free hit! That's for Smash and grab cricket!
I think if the batting captain gets to choose one, it should be within the 10-35 overs.
Thus stopping them from choosing it in the last 10 overs.