ICC announces two more changes to playing conditions starting June 2023

Apart from scrapping the ‘soft signal’ rule beginning June 1, 2023, the International Cricket Council announced a host of other changes to the playing conditions.

Sourav Ganguly, head of the ICC Cricket Committee, revealed ‘We also discussed player safety, which is very important for us. The committee decided that it was best to make the use of helmets mandatory in certain positions to ensure the safety of players."

From next month, helmets will be compulsory for high-risk positions. High-risk positions are mainly when fielders are close to the batter, when wicket-keepers are standing up to the stumps, and when batters are facing fast bowlers.

And the third rule that will be implemented is with respect to free hits. The international governing body stated that any runs scored off a free hit when the ball hits the stumps will be counted.

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