ICC recommends one neutral umpire for Tests

neutral umpire and one local umpire. “The chief executive’s committee (CEC) acknowledged that the performance of home umpires was strong and had not affected games. The use of home umpires had also led to 12 members of the international panel umpires making their Test match debut.

CEC agreed that more neutral match officials should be utilised as travel restrictions are lifted while building on the success of the use of home umpires,” an ICC statement read after the board meetings in Dubai on Sunday. The ICC has decided to promote more umpires and it has devised a format where there will be one on-field neutral umpire, one neutral third umpire and one neutral third umpire in Test matches while rest all formats in bilateral series will be played with home umpires and referees. A call on the number of the DRS reviews will be taken at the next cricket committee’s meeting.

ICC had increased the number of DRS reviews to three from two after the pandemic hit. MCC law changes may come into effect in OctoberThe recent changes in laws of playing conditions made by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) which has abolished the word ‘Mankading’ and has called running out a non-striker backing up as a run out along with new batter taking strike after caught dismissal will have to go through the ICC cricket committee. And if the changes are adopted in totality then they will be applied from October.

Focus on BCCI as ICC chairman finishes term in OctAll eyes will be on the Indian cricket board (BCCI) when ICC chairman Greg Barclay completes his term in October. BCCI office-bearers, including president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, will also complete their three-year terms in October this year. According to sources, BCCI is working