Tag: ICC Cricket Committee

ICC announces changes in playing conditions

The changes to the playing conditions, were recommended by the Cricket Committee of the ICC headed by Sourav Ganguly and have been ratified by the Chief Executives’ Committee which was also endorsed by the Women’s Cricket Committee.

May 15, 2023

Umesh Yadav not thinking much about saliva ban, waiting to begin practice with new rules to understand

According to new ICC rules, players will not be permitted to use saliva to shine the ball and if a player does apply saliva to the ball.

June 18, 2020

Competition between bat and ball should be fair: Ishant Sharma on saliva ban

The ICC Cricket Committee had suggested the international governing body to temporarily ban the use of saliva to avoid the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak.

June 12, 2020

Brett Lee hopes spectators will be allowed during India’s tour of Australia later in 2020

Brett Lee also spoke about the decision to ban the usage of saliva on ball and said that “it will be really hard” for the current bowlers to adhere to it.

June 9, 2020

Sachin Tendulkar suggests solution for bowlers in wake of saliva ban

Sachin Tendulkar proposed that a new ball should be allowed to take by the bowling team after every 40-50 overs, instead of 80 overs, in a Test match.

June 9, 2020

‘It will be really hard’ for bowlers to stop using saliva: Brett Lee to Sachin Tendulkar

Brett Lee suggested that if the players were already staying in a bio-secure bubble they could be tested before the game and if they turn negative, the game could be played as usual.

June 9, 2020

Wasim Akram believes ‘fast bowlers won’t like’ ban on saliva, urges ICC to find ‘reasonable solution’

Criticising the decision, Wasim Akram said allowing sweat is not enough and ICC will have to find a “reasonable solution” to the problem.

June 6, 2020

Deepak Chahar believes ban on saliva to not have much impact on limited-overs cricket

However, Deepak Chahar admitted that for bowlers in Test cricket it would be a real challenge to maintain the shine of the ball without saliva.

June 5, 2020

Anil Kumble urges team management to take close attention to bowlers after returning

Anil Kumble also suggested that a better way for the players to return to cricket would be to train in a "bio-secure zone" and play practice matches.

June 4, 2020

‘Let’s get spinners back in the game in a Test match,’ says Anil Kumble after ban on saliva

Anil Kumble is the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee which has directed to ban the usage of saliva on the ball in post-COVID-19 matches.

June 4, 2020

Inexperience of local umpires behind addition of review, says Anil Kumble

The Anil Kumble-led ICC committee noted that the risk of spread of the virus through sweat is "highly unlikely" and "saw no need to prohibit" the practice.

May 26, 2020

‘Needs to be a maintaining of the even contest,’ Mitchell Starc on saliva ban

Mitchell Starc said that in the post-COVID-19 world the curators should be asked to create a greener wicket and the shining wax should also be allowed.

May 26, 2020

Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch believes next ICC board meeting may decide future of cricket

Apart from deciding the immediate future of cricket, the next ICC board meeting may also ban the use of saliva to shine the ball.

May 25, 2020

‘This is only an interim measure,’ says ICC Cricket Committee chief Anil Kumble on saliva ban

Anil Kumble also spoke the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, which led to bans on Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft.

May 24, 2020

ICC Cricket Committee recommends use of local umpires and referees amid COVID-19 crisis

For the game to be fairer, the committee also proposed to provide an additional DRS review per team per innings in each format on an interim basis.

May 19, 2020

Anil Kumble-led committee recommends ICC to ban use of saliva to shine balls

The recommendations will be put before the ICC Board for ratification in early June, if approved then only it can be implied.

May 19, 2020

I would not want any change to Test Cricket: Mahela Jayawardene

The Sri Lankan legend stated that he personally does not want too much alteration to the Test match format.

January 8, 2020