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Associates delighted as ICC committee recommends WC qualifiers
London, May 12 (PTI) The ICC Cricket Committee's
recommendation to have qualifiers for the 2015 cricket World
Cup has given fresh hope to the associate nations, who were
fuming over the governing body's earlier decision to scale the
event down to just 10 teams.
"It's excellent news that another group of people have
put their support behind the need for a qualifying process,"
Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom said.
Former Ireland captain Trent Johnston, who was the
Associate representative on the cricket committee, said the
committee did the right thing in recommending qualifiers.
"Unanimous decision by ICC Cricket Committee to recommend
to the Chief Exec Committee there be a qualifier for CWC 2015.
A great result!" he tweeted after the two-day meeting here
on Wednesday.
The associated were earlier furious when the ICC
Executive Board decided to make the World Cup a 10-team
affair. The decision went back to drawing board only after ICC
President Sharad Pawar asked for a reconsideration.
"It is obviously good for cricket and hopefully the ICC
Executive Committee would accept the recommendation," an
official from the Netherlands' cricket board said.
In other decisions taken at the cricket committee
meeting, Cricket Committee recommended that the use of
Decision Review System should be extended to ODIs and
Twenty20.
"While recognising the need to take account of existing
contractual arrangements between Member Boards and their
broadcasters, the committee, after a two day meeting, has
unanimously recommended that DRS should be used in ODI and T20
internationals, besides all Test matches," Clive Lloyd,
Chairman of the committee, told reporters at the Lord's here
last evening.
"The committee has recommended that the pink ball should
be used in the four-day first-class ICC Intercontinental Cup
2011-12 and also that ICC member Boards he asked not only to
use the ball in at least one round of first-class matches but
also be encouraged to trial the ball in day-night matches at
venues which have adequate artificial lights."
It also recommended that the DRS should be used in ODI
and Twenty20 series with each side allowed one unsuccessful
review per innings.
"This recommendation was made following what the
committee agreed was a successful application during the ICC
Cricket World Cup 2011.
Former India captain Ravi Shastri attended the meeting as
media representative and former India coach Gary Kirsten was
also there as Full Member team coach representative.
The committee recommended that the captain of an
international side be suspended for a match if his side is
guilty of two minor over-rate offences in the same format over
a 12-month period. At present such a punishment is applicable
only after three such offences.
Other recommendations of the committee included that
runners not be allowed, the practice of a batsman
intentionally changing his direction while running between the
wickets with a view to blocking a run-out chance was contrary
to the Laws (37.1) and that the batsman be given out on appeal
from the fielding side.
It also recommended that the MCC amend law 42.15 to allow
the bowler to run out the non-striker before releasing the
ball provided he has not completed his usual delivery swing.
Acknowledging the successful staging of the recent ICC
Cricket world cup, the committee recommended that two balls
should be used in each innings, one from each end instead of
currently one replacement after 34 overs.
It said teams should only be allowed to take the batting
and bowling powerplay between overs 16 to 40.
The committee's recommendations will go before the Chief
Executives' Committee (CEC) for approval before finally being
presented to the ICC Executive Board for approval.
"The committee's recommendation that the DRS should be
used in all formats of the game confirms two key conclusions
that came from our discussions: it shows the group's
confidence in the system and it also highlights the
committee's view that it does aid the umpires in making
correct decisions," Lloyd said.
recommendation to have qualifiers for the 2015 cricket World
Cup has given fresh hope to the associate nations, who were
fuming over the governing body's earlier decision to scale the
event down to just 10 teams.
"It's excellent news that another group of people have
put their support behind the need for a qualifying process,"
Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom said.
Former Ireland captain Trent Johnston, who was the
Associate representative on the cricket committee, said the
committee did the right thing in recommending qualifiers.
"Unanimous decision by ICC Cricket Committee to recommend
to the Chief Exec Committee there be a qualifier for CWC 2015.
A great result!" he tweeted after the two-day meeting here
on Wednesday.
The associated were earlier furious when the ICC
Executive Board decided to make the World Cup a 10-team
affair. The decision went back to drawing board only after ICC
President Sharad Pawar asked for a reconsideration.
"It is obviously good for cricket and hopefully the ICC
Executive Committee would accept the recommendation," an
official from the Netherlands' cricket board said.
In other decisions taken at the cricket committee
meeting, Cricket Committee recommended that the use of
Decision Review System should be extended to ODIs and
Twenty20.
"While recognising the need to take account of existing
contractual arrangements between Member Boards and their
broadcasters, the committee, after a two day meeting, has
unanimously recommended that DRS should be used in ODI and T20
internationals, besides all Test matches," Clive Lloyd,
Chairman of the committee, told reporters at the Lord's here
last evening.
"The committee has recommended that the pink ball should
be used in the four-day first-class ICC Intercontinental Cup
2011-12 and also that ICC member Boards he asked not only to
use the ball in at least one round of first-class matches but
also be encouraged to trial the ball in day-night matches at
venues which have adequate artificial lights."
It also recommended that the DRS should be used in ODI
and Twenty20 series with each side allowed one unsuccessful
review per innings.
"This recommendation was made following what the
committee agreed was a successful application during the ICC
Cricket World Cup 2011.
Former India captain Ravi Shastri attended the meeting as
media representative and former India coach Gary Kirsten was
also there as Full Member team coach representative.
The committee recommended that the captain of an
international side be suspended for a match if his side is
guilty of two minor over-rate offences in the same format over
a 12-month period. At present such a punishment is applicable
only after three such offences.
Other recommendations of the committee included that
runners not be allowed, the practice of a batsman
intentionally changing his direction while running between the
wickets with a view to blocking a run-out chance was contrary
to the Laws (37.1) and that the batsman be given out on appeal
from the fielding side.
It also recommended that the MCC amend law 42.15 to allow
the bowler to run out the non-striker before releasing the
ball provided he has not completed his usual delivery swing.
Acknowledging the successful staging of the recent ICC
Cricket world cup, the committee recommended that two balls
should be used in each innings, one from each end instead of
currently one replacement after 34 overs.
It said teams should only be allowed to take the batting
and bowling powerplay between overs 16 to 40.
The committee's recommendations will go before the Chief
Executives' Committee (CEC) for approval before finally being
presented to the ICC Executive Board for approval.
"The committee's recommendation that the DRS should be
used in all formats of the game confirms two key conclusions
that came from our discussions: it shows the group's
confidence in the system and it also highlights the
committee's view that it does aid the umpires in making
correct decisions," Lloyd said.
