The ICC Cricket Committee met to discuss a number of key issues.
Most notably, the committee recommended players be allowed a limited number of appeals to the third umpire if they feel a decision made by the on-field umpire is incorrect during this year’s ICC Champions Trophy in India.
But they expressed reservations about the implications such a process would have on the spirit of the game, and the authority of the on-field umpires.
The committee also recommended that the equipping of umpires with earpieces connected to the stump microphones be mandatory in all international matches.
All the recommendations made by the ICC Cricket Committee have to be approved by the chief executives’ committee and if that approval is forthcoming then the decisions can be ratified at the ICC Board meeting, with both meetings set for London in July.
ICC chief executive officer Malcolm Speed said: “What we have consistently sought to do is to increase the already-high numbers of correct decisions made by umpires while, at the same time, not diminishing their on-field role and authority.
“If the recommendation is approved it will offer the chance to see how the concept works in practice and leave us better able to make a decision on its longer term merits.”
