ICC decided to start the trial of “serious injuries” in first class domestic cricket from October

In a recent development, the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a new rule for players’ replacements “just like” in the national first class cricket. According to the rules, players who undergo a “serious injury” during a match can be replaced at any time, including during the warm -up period.

The question of serious injuries drew attention during the recent Zimbabwe test against England when the fast launcher Richard Ngarava suffered a back injury during the opening day at Trent Bridge. He returned to the field later, but was not allowed to play the bowl by spending too much time on the field.

Ngarava was in visible discomfort and finally left the field. This situation has increased calls for more flexible substitution rules in cricket. In particular, the CPI has decided to test injury replacements “as for” in first class domestic matches.

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ICC to start the trial of six months of injury substitutes in first class domestic cricket

The ICC is defined to test replacement of complete injury “as for domestic first class cricket, according to a BBC report. Currently, substitutions are only authorized by concussion, while replacements by other injuries are limited to upgrading or caretaker tasks and cannot fight or a bowl.

Full nations can test the use of a substitute just as at any time, provided that the injury is serious. The rule will not apply to minor problems such as muscle niggles or hamstring prints. The substitute must have a set of skills similar to that of the injured player.

“The replacement must not play or act as captain but can act as a ticket guard only by the consent of the arbitrators,” said the law concerned.

Serious injuries may have a serious impact on teams without full replacement authorized

A serious injury can leave a team in a significant disadvantage, especially if she loses a bowler player or a keyr striker. The runners were no longer allowed, the sides of strikers are also assigned when players injure themselves.

Earlier this year, Jasprit Bumrah underwent a back injury during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. Bumrah, who had been exceptional throughout the series, was forced to leave the field, and her absence helped Australia seize the advantage and win the series, their first in a decade.

No substitute could really have equal the caliber of Bumrah, but a replacement as well as for bringing to India another bowling option in a high challenge match.

Approval of the injury replacement rule may require more strict arbitrator’s surveillance

The ICC will start a six -month trial in October, allowing full -fledged nations to use comparable replacements for serious injuries in first class domestic matches. The test regulations currently do not allow complete substitutions, except in the event of a concussion.

If the rule is approved following the trial, the referees will have to remain very alert to avoid potential abusive use. In the past, the teams have used regular substitutes strategically, turning fresh field fields to give questions.

It was also afraid that the concussion protocol was exploited, the teams would have introduced players better suited to the conditions rather than really comparable replacements. The trial will help to assess whether these substitutions can be implemented fairly and effectively.

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