Dubai: The International Cricket Council has introduced a new playing condition for Tests, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals that requires the umpires to call 'no ball' whenever a bowler breaks the non-striker's wicket during a delivery.
This playing condition will come into effect on April 30, and the first international match to be played under the new regulation will be the first ODI between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Bulawayo on May 3.
"The recent interpretation used in international matches to call 'dead ball' when a bowler breaks the wicket during a delivery has not adequately dealt with this situation," ICC's General Manager - Cricket, Geoff Allardice, said.
"The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) recently decided to address this issue by introducing a new 'no ball' law from 1 October 2013. The ICC Cricket Committee noted the MCC's decision, and recommended that an ICC playing condition, mirroring the new no ball law, be introduced to international cricket as early as possible," he added. The ICC Chief Executives Committee approved this recommendation at its March meeting here...
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