Jun 26, 2025 09:47 PM IST
The ICC has launched a cease clock for Check matches to deal with sluggish over charges, beginning with the 2025-27 World Check Championship cycle.
New Delhi: A 12 months after introducing the cease clock in white-ball cricket, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has prolonged the measure to Check matches in a bid to handle the problem of sluggish over charges. The rule has already come into impact with the beginning of the 2025–27 World Check Championship cycle that kicked off with Sri Lanka’s two-Check collection at residence in opposition to Bangladesh, which started on June 17.
The mechanism includes an on-ground digital clock, operated by the third umpire, that counts up from 0 to 60 seconds between overs. The fielding facet should be able to bowl the subsequent over inside that time-frame. In the event that they fail to conform, they are going to first obtain two warnings. On the third occasion, a five-run penalty will probably be imposed on the bowling facet.
The introduction of the clock in Check cricket comes after optimistic outcomes from its use in limited-overs codecs. Outcomes introduced to the ICC’s Chief Executives’ Committee confirmed that cease clocks saved roughly 20 minutes per ODI match since their implementation.
The success of the white-ball trial mandated in ODIs and T20Is and featured within the taking part in situations for the 2024 Males’s T20 World Cup has inspired ICC to now tighten the screws in Assessments additionally.
Along with the cease clock, the ICC has rolled out a number of different rule modifications. The Choice Evaluation System (DRS) protocols have been refined and over-rate penalties in Assessments have been reworked.
In one other important tweak, umpires are not obligated to vary the ball instantly whether it is discovered to have saliva on it. The umpires will solely change the ball if its situation has been drastically modified – corresponding to if it seems too moist or shiny.
Additional, a brand new penalty has been launched. If a batter is discovered responsible of deliberately working brief to achieve a bonus, the umpires will ask the fielding group which batter they need on strike. Moreover, the batting facet will proceed to have 5 runs docked.
