December 18, 2024

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Two bouncers per over allowed in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

The bowlers shall be allowed to make use of two bouncers per over within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to keep up a stability between bat and ball within the slam bang T20 format, the BCCI introduced on Saturday.

It was one of many selections taken on the Apex Council assembly right here on Friday.

“The BCCI has decided to introduce two bouncers per over in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to balance the contest between bat and ball,” stated the BCCI in an announcement.

Only one bouncer per over was allowed to date.

The home T20 occasion, which can even see a tweaker model of the Impact Player rule, will start on October 16.

“The teams can use the Impact Player at any time during the match. In the previous season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a team could only use the Impact Player before the 14th over of an innings. The teams will have to select their playing XI along with 4 substitute players before the toss.”

First section of stadium upgradation will cowl World Cup venues

The board has deliberate a significant revamp for stadiums throughout the nation as most of them lack fundamental services.

As per the assertion, the ten World Cup venues shall be upgraded first and relaxation shall be revamped within the second section.

“The first phase will deal with the upgradation of the venues of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, work for which shall be completed before the commencement of the World Cup. The second phase will involve upgradation of rest of the venues,” the BCCI added.

The 50-over World Cup shall be performed in India from October 5-November 19.

The matches shall be performed in Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Ahmedabad. Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram will host warm-up video games.