It is now mandatory for players in \u201chigh risk\u201d positions to wear helmets
\nIslamabad
\nOn-field umpires will now consult with the TV umpire before making any decision as the International Cricket Council (ICC) has scrapped the soft signal rule.
\nIn the revised playing conditions, the soft signal rule has been scrapped from the playing conditions after the approval of the Chief Executives\u2019 committee.
\n\u201cThe on-field umpires will consult with the TV umpire before any decisions are taken,\u201d the ICC confirmed.
\nThe men\u2019s cricket committee led by Sourav Ganguly and the women\u2019s cricket committee suggested changes to the playing conditions.
\nMoreover, helmets have now become mandatory for high-risk positions such as when batters are facing fast bowlers, when wicketkeepers are standing up to the stumps, and when fielders are close to the batter in front of the wicket.
\n\u201cWe also discussed player safety, which is very important for us,\u201d said Ganguly in a statement released by the ICC. \u201cThe committee decided that it was best to make the use of helmets mandatory in certain positions to ensure the safety of players,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cThere was also a minor addition to the \u2018Free Hit\u2019 rule with any runs scored off a Free Hit when the ball hits the stumps counted as runs scored from now. This would mean that if a batter is bowled off a Free Hit and runs are scored off it, they would be attributed to the batter,\u201d the ICC announced.
\nAll the changes will be effective from June 1, 2023. The changes will be practised for the first time in a one-off four-day Test match between England and Ireland. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is now mandatory for players in \u201chigh risk\u201d positions to wear helmets Islamabad On-field umpires will now consult with the TV umpire before making any decision as the International Cricket Council (ICC) has scrapped the soft signal rule. In the revised playing conditions, the soft signal rule has been scrapped from the playing conditions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":331538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-331521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n