Thursday, 30 May 2013

Teams should play Tests or lose status: ICC Cricket Committee

Worried about Test matches being "put off" to suit different arrangements, the Icc Cricket Committee has suggested that a team`s flop to play a base number of five-day recreations over a four-year period may as well expedite the withdrawal of its Test status.

Led despite any precedent to the contrary by previous India commander Anil Kumble, who has assumed control from previous West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd, the board met here yesterday.

"Noting the illustrations throughout the year where Test matches had been put off to make space for different organizations of the diversion, the board prescribed that all Test playing Members ought to be solicited to play a base number of Test matches over a four-year period so as to uphold their Test status," the Icc said in an articulation.

The council repeated its back for the method of guaranteeing an "ideal equalization and a clear separation between the three configurations of the diversion".

It additionally noted the necessity to guarantee that Test cricket, specifically, was secured.

"The Committee additionally upheld the idea of a Test play-off occasion as the peak to a capability time of two-sided Ftp matches with the Icc Reliance Test Rankings being utilized to confirm the qualifiers for this occasion," the discharge expressed.

Around different issues, the trustees talked over the effect of progressions made to the one-day playing conditions.

"The trustees surveyed the effect of the later updates to the Standard Odi playing conditions, in particular the limitation of four fieldsmen being permitted outside the ring throughout non-powerplay overs, the presentation of two bouncers for every over, the abolishment of the rocking the bowling alley powerplay and the presentation of two new balls."

"Whilst noting the positive effect that the progressions seemed, by all accounts, to be making in processing an additionally striking amusement (more borders and more wickets), the panel noted a few concerns observing the effect of utilizing two new balls as a part of conditions that are more favourable to crease knocking down some pins and the conceivable inconvenient effect on twist playing," the Icc said.

"Whilst recognising the necessity to settle on the playing conditions well ahead of time of the following Icc Cricket World Cup in 2015, the council felt that further information on the effect of the progressions was still wanted and that any choice on this matter ought to be deferred to later in the year," it included.

The panel additionally felt that the dubious switch hit/reverse compass may as well remain a part of the amusement.

"The Committee appropriated a report from the Mcc on the switch hit/reserve clear that incorporated criticism from current and previous players and universal umpires, and acknowledged a suggestion from the Mcc that as the shot was energizing, needed a considerable measure of aptitude and, accordingly, that it may as well remain a genuine part of the amusement.

"As is at present the case in universal restricted overs cricket, the procurement of some slack to the playing side for wides when the switch-hit/reverse scope is endeavored will be proceeded," it said.

Plus, the council talked about papers identifying with over-rates, advance made with the advancement of new Drs engineering, women`s cricket, umpire exhibitions, pink ball trials, unlawful knocking down some pins activities and head protector wellbeing examination.

"The Committee`s suggestion will now be taken advance to the Icc Chief Executives` Committee and the Icc Board as needed then afterward we will look to take off the concurred choices from October 2013," said Icc Chief Executive David Richardson.

Teams should play Tests or lose status: ICC Cricket Committee

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