ICC Board Meeting: 'For the third time in the innings, this moment will change the whole game, ICC took a big decision in the board meeting

ICC Introduce Stop Watch in ODI and T20: Big decision taken in ICC board meeting after the end of the World Cup

ICC Introduce Stop Watch in ODI and T20:  Many changes have been made in cricket from time to time, some changes were also made which were taken keeping in mind the time and situation. Recently, such a rule was also used which was taken during the match between Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka and that decision was taken for the first time in the history of world cricket which was the time out rule, meanwhile the World Cup After the end of the ICC Board meeting, a major decision was taken.

ICC will trial stop watch 

The CEC agreed to introduce a stop clock on a trial basis in men's ODI and T20I cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. The clock will be used to know the time elapsed between overs. If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the completion of the previous over, a penalty of 5 runs will be imposed if this happens for the third time in the innings.

This rule will be used initially as a trial. This decision was taken in the ICC Board meeting held here. The ICC said in a statement, "The Committee of Chief Executives agreed that the 'Stop Clock' will be used on a trial basis in men's ODI and T20 international cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. This clock will be used to keep an eye on the time taken between overs.

According to the statement, "If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of finishing the previous over, then a penalty of five runs will be imposed for doing so for the third time in the innings." Also changed its procedure for restricting pitches.

"Changes to the pitch and outfield monitoring rules were also approved, including simplifying the criteria on which pitches are evaluated and removing demerit points over a five-year period to remove the venue's international status," the ICC said. The number will be changed to six digits instead of five.

Proceeds from selling tickets for the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar to Palestine

The organizing committee for the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar announced on Monday that proceeds from ticket sales for the tournament would be allocated to support relief efforts for the Palestinian people, in light of the poor security conditions in Gaza.

The organizing committee for the largest tournaments on the yellow continent explained that support for the Palestinian people comes after “a critical crisis that requires everyone to support and provide various types of necessary support.”

The Asian Cup finals will be held in the Qatari capital, Doha, for the third time in history, starting from January 12 to February 10 of next year, with the participation of 24 teams, in 51 matches for the championship title, which is held on the floor of 9 sports stadiums.

The organizing committee revealed that the second batch of tickets was put up for sale, while the first batch was put on sale earlier last October, and was completely sold out, amounting to more than 150,000 tickets, of which 81,209 sold out within 24 hours of the tickets being released.

The countries of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and India were the countries that purchased the most tickets for the tournament around the world.

The tournament was scheduled to be held in China this year, but the Asian Football Confederation decided to withdraw it due to the circumstances resulting from the Corona virus pandemic and China’s policy on infection cases, so that it would be assigned to Qatar in light of the readiness of its stadiums after hosting the 2022 World Cup. For 46 days, the Israeli army has been waging a war.

Devastating Gaza, leaving more than 13 thousand Palestinian martyrs.

Royal sponsorship and prizes of 200 million riyals Launch of the Second Saudi Games

The second edition of the 2023 Saudi Games will begin, under the patronage of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, during the period from November 25 to December 10, which will be held in Riyadh.

Athletes compete in 53 individual and team sports, including 6 games designated for Paralympic sports, 4 exhibition sports, and 12 sports in the Saudi Youth Games Championship.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, Minister of Sports, Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee for the Saudi Games, indicated that this royal sponsorship reflects the leadership’s support for the sports sector, and its great interest in the athletes.

He also stressed that holding the Saudi Games for the second year in a row “reflects the extent to which the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 are achieved in supporting its people and working to build a generation that will raise the Kingdom’s name high in international forums.”

The Saudi Games are the largest national sporting event in the history of the Kingdom, as participating athletes compete for prizes totaling more than 200 million riyals. The winner of the gold medal will receive 1 million riyals, the silver medal 300,000 riyals, and the bronze medal 100,000 riyals, while the winner of the gold medal in the category receives 1 million riyals. Youth gets 100,000 riyals, silver gets 50,000 riyals, and bronze gets 25,000 riyals.