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BBC News
8 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
What is umpire's call in cricket?
In Test cricket, umpire's call can be used to decide an outcome as part of the wider Decision Review System (DRS).Umpire's call refers to the original decision made by an on-field official and is used in scenarios where no conclusive outcome is reached by example would be a potential leg before wicket (lbw) call and whether the ball was on track to hit the stumps or the umpire gave the decision as out and the technology could not definitively prove or disprove that, the decision would remain the on-field officials opted not to give the decision as out and the review from the technology was inconclusive, the decision would remain not call is also used to help determine lbw decisions where the impact made with the batter is more than 300cm away from the stumps. What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... How do points work in the County Championship?Why batting positions matter in cricketWhy were South Africa known as 'chokers'?Do red, white and pink cricket balls behave differently?
News18
10 hours ago
- Sport
- News18
ICC Announces Rule Changes Across All Formats Stop Clock, DRS, & Concussion
Get ready for a new era in international cricket. The ICC has rolled out a series of game-changing rule updates across all formats — Tests, ODIs, and T20Is — starting June graphics-only explainer breaks down all the major updates visually: Stop clocks in Test matches, new ball rule for ODIs, Stricter boundary catch regulations, DRS wicket zone redefined, Concussion protocols strengthened, Short run penalties enhanced, and many more. and subscribe to our channel and never miss a to CricketNext YouTube channel to never miss a video: CricketNext on Facebook: CricketNext on Twitter: CricketNext on Instagram: :
India Gazette
13 hours ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
A look at changes made to ICC playing conditions
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): A move back to one ball per innings in the last 16 overs in a One Day International, a new ruling pertaining to boundary catches and the use of stop clocks introduced in Test matches headline a range of changes in the updated ICC (International Cricket Council) Playing Conditions. The new playing conditions also include changes to concussion replacement processes, the DRS wicket zone and deliberate short runs, as per ICC. The changes were recommended by the ICC Men's Cricket Committee, headed by Sourav Ganguly and including playing participation in over 2000 international matches across its members. Playing Conditions Changes -Stop clock After a successful introduction in white-ball cricket, Test cricket will also see a stop clock, with the bowling team needing to be ready to bowl the first ball of their next over within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed. Failure to do so for the third time in an innings (following two warnings) will result in a five-run penalty imposed against the fielding team on each occasion. Two warning sanctions will be reset to zero after 80 overs have passed, in line with a new ball becoming available, and again after any future blocks of 80 overs in that innings. -Number of balls per ODI innings Two new balls will be used for the first 34 overs of an ODI innings, after which the fielding team will choose one of the balls for the remaining overs. -Boundary catches Changes to the playing conditions now require a fielder who makes airborne contact with the ball beyond the boundary to then land and remain inside the boundary. A fielder, after making their first contact with the ball subsequently leaves the field of play, can only make contact with the ball once more while airborne beyond the boundary. Having done so, they must land and remain wholly within the boundary. This applies even if another player completes the fielding. This change will be implemented in international cricket before it is included in the MCC Laws of Cricket next year. -Deliberate short run Adding to the present five-run penalty for a deliberate short run, the fielding team will also choose which of the two batters takes strike for the next delivery. -DRS wicket zone The wicket zone will now be the actual outline of the stumps and bails. -Concussion protocols There are two changes to the concussion protocols. Teams will now be required to nominate their designated concussion replacements for the match. This curbs the advantage previously held by home teams, who have typically been able to choose from a larger pool of potential replacements. A player diagnosed with a concussion during a match must observe a minimum stand-down period of a minimum of seven days before returning to play. This change has been recommended by the ICC Medical Advisory Committee to support players' safety and well-being. -Further playing conditions to be trialled by Full Members From October 2025 and for an initial six-month period, there are additional changes. -Replacement players (domestic first-class cricket) A player who suffers a serious injury on the field of play at any time after the match has started (including any pre-match warm-up period) may be replaced for the remainder of the match by a fully participating like-for-like player. -Wide Ball Trial (ODI and T20I cricket) In an effort to provide leniency for a bowler who sees the batter moving around prior or during a delivery, a new wide ball rule will be trialled. As part of the changes, the position of the batter's legs at the point of delivery will now be used as the reference point for a wide, even if the batter subsequently moves across to the off side. The trial will see a ball that passes the popping crease between the leg stump and the protected area marker not being called a Wide. To help with this, the protected area marker line will be extended to the popping crease and act as a guide for the umpires. Any leg side delivery that passes behind the batter's legs and outside of the line at the time the ball reaches the popping crease may still be called a Wide. Previously, a wide had been called for a delivery that would not have been called wide if the batter had retained their normal batting position. -Starting dates for new international playing conditions The new playing conditions commenced with the first match of the new World Test Championship on June 17, played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh The new playing conditions for ODIs and T20Is will commence during the same Sri Lanka against Bangladesh series, with the first of three ODIs from 2 July, and a three-match T20I series from 10 July. All Test, ODI and T20I matches after these dates will be played under the new playing conditions. (ANI)
ABC News
14 hours ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Live updates: West Indies vs. Australia, first Test, day three at Kensington Oval
After a number of contentious DRS decisions deflated the West Indies on day two, Australia begins day three of the first Test on 4/92 and looking to stretch an 82 run second innings lead at Kensington Oval. Listen to every ball of our live radio coverage, keep across all the stats in our Score Centre, or follow all the action in our live blog below.
Time Magazine
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
All Your F1 Questions Answered, Ahead of 'F1 The Movie'
F1 The Movie, which is out in U.S. theaters and IMAX on Friday, has summer blockbuster potential, given the huge budget—north of $200 million—and star power—Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, cameos by Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and other Formula 1 drivers—involved. So if you're an F1 newbie looking to spend a few entertaining hours in an air-conditioned theater, or you've seen the film but don't totally understand all those terms about tires and safety cars and DRS, we've got you covered. Below, some of your questions, answered. (With an assist from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, an executive producer on the film who also makes an appearance in the movie). It's a movie, people. And while Pitt is indeed a 61-year-old actor, we never find out the age of his character, Sonny Hayes, the journeyman washout whose promising F1 career was derailed by a horrific accident at a race in Barcelona in 1993. Pitt could be portraying a younger man. 'I don't think Sonny is 61,' says Wolff. Let's say, for the sake of argument, Hayes was an 18-year-old rising star at that race in Barcelona. That would put him at about 50 in the movie. Middle-aged drivers were more common in olden times: Luigi Fagioli, at 53, is the oldest F1 driver to win a race; he shared the 1951 French Grand Prix title with another driver. Fernando Alonso is the oldest driver on the current grid: the two-time world champion, who currently drives for Aston Martin, turns 44 at the end of July. But Alonso hasn't won a race since 2013. Hayes still has driving talent: at the beginning of the film, we see him help his team win the 24-hour endurance race at Daytona. Transitioning to F1 soon thereafter is a bit of a stretch, but not, according to Wolff, utterly impossible. 'Racing cars is like learning to ride a bicycle,' says Wolff. 'You don't unlearn that.' It's a term that pops up in the film, and in actual races: DRS, or Drag Reduction System. During F1 races, at designated areas of the track—particularly on straigtaways—drivers can can open up a flap on the car's rear wing to reduce aerodynamic drag, and overtake opponents. A car must be within one second of the racer it's trying to catch in order to use DRS. Grip, Wolff explains, 'is a tire sticking to the ground. The more sticking to the ground you have, the quicker you go through a corner.' Simple enough. 'Here comes the caveat,' Wolff says. 'Going beyond that limit of sticking, or sliding, creates overheating of the tire. So what you want to achieve is actually the optimum grip, the optimum sticking to the ground without it giving up and sliding.' Tires for dry race conditions—the slick tires—come in three classifications: soft tires offer the most grip but last the shortest period of time before degrading, so they're ideal for qualifying runs, or when a driver needs a burst of speed. Hard tires last longer—saving pit stops—but have less grip, and result in slower lap times. Medium tires split the difference between the two. In damp conditions, teams employ intermediate tires, which are grooved to allow drivers to navigate tracks with no standing water, or drying surfaces. The deeper grooves of the wet tires can disperse more water and are best for the rainiest days. Each of the 10 Formula 1 teams consist of two drivers, who are all fighting for two championships in every race: the Constructor's title, in which the combined performance of both drivers helps the team assemble points and trophies, and the Driver's title, in which a single driver is designated as world champion. Racers often put more stake in the individual title, which builds their legacies and brands. So while they're supposed to be working together on the track, they often want to beat each other to the checkered flag. F1's tension revolves around the aging Hayes and his teammate on the fictional APXGP race team, Damson Idris' Joshua Pearce, a young talent from Great Britain. Drivers at loggerheads is quite common in F1. 'Tension is always existing, which you've just got to accept,' says Wolff. 'That's how it is.' Wolff would know: as Mercedes boss, he had to manage the competition between Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time F1 champion, and Nico Rosberg, who won the 2016 title over Hamilton before retiring. There was hostility between the duo, especially after Rosberg used an engine mode banned by the team to gain an advantage over Hamilton during the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton returned the favor in Barcelona a month later. Drivers are calibrated to win at all costs. 'You can't expect the lion in the car and the puppy outside,' says Wolff. 'They drive with the knife between the teeth. It's the team's principal's role to say, 'no more.' And that's what we did.'' Mercedes drivers won every title between 2014-2020 (Hamilton in 2014, 2015, 2017-2020, Rosberg in 2016), and eight straight Constructor's championships from 2014-2021. In F1, APXGP technical director Kate McKenna, played by Oscar nominee Kerry Condon, tweaks the car design: the fix helps boost the team's results. Yes, this actually happens in the real Formula 1. While a set of strict technical regulations guides the makeup of an F1 car, teams can come up with innovations within these rules to give themselves an edge. Before the 2020 season, for example, Mercedes made a change to the steering column: its drivers could push and pull the wheel to change the alignment of the tires. The steering advantage was so effective, it was banned the next season and beyond. On-track accidents and dust-ups slow down the race. For less serious incidents, officials send out a 'virtual safety car'—no physical car is deployed onto the track, but cars must reduce their speed by 30-40% of the normal racing pace. So the gap between racers remains the same before the restart. For the more severe crashes, which require more time to remove debris from the track, an actual car—the safety car—enters the track. Cars file behind the safety vehicle: while drivers can't overtake one another on the track while a safety car is deployed, they can bunch up closer. So a driver who was way behind the leader, or the car in front of him, can effectively erase such a deficit. 'It kind of resets the race,' says Wolff. Which all begs the question: could one F1 teammate crash on purpose to give another an advantage? This is unlikely to happen for several reasons. First, a driver risks injury or worse in a crash. And second, a 2008 incident in Singapore, in which Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. said he was asked by his team to deliberately crash to allow his teammate, Alonso, to gain position during the safety car period as other cars made pit stops for gas, led to an embarrassing scandal. Alonso won the race. But the resulting 'Crashgate' fallout resulted in bans for Renault team leaders. Renault was threatened with disqualification from F1. The risk just isn't worth it. According to a 2025 study that appeared in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 264 total injuries and 43 deaths were reported in F1-related events between 1950 and 2023. The analysis included 865 F1 drivers. While a 5% death rate for F1 drivers seems frighteningly high, there's a crucial caveat: a majority of the fatalities took place in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. No F1 driver has died in the 2020s. 'The evolution of safety regulations in F1,' the study concludes, 'appears to have successfully reduced total injuries, total deaths, and most injury classifications.' No, since each track, or circuit, has different designs and laps lengths. F1 races must cover a minimum of 305 km (or about 190 miles). Each race is about that length: but while the Belgian Grand Prix, for example, requires just 44 laps to reach that distance on the long track at Spa, the shorter circuit in the Netherlands requires 72 laps. One exception to this rule is the street circuit in Monaco: that race covers just 260 km (162 miles). Due to the narrow roads and sharp turns on the Monaco track, lap times are slower, so the distance is shorter to allow it to be finished within F1's two-hour time limit for races. (A race can take up to three hours in the event of suspensions due to bad weather; most are done in about 90 minutes). The feedback seems to be positive from the actual F1 drivers; they saw it at a screening before the Monaco Grand Prix in May. In the audience was Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old Mercedes rookie driver who finished his final high school exams right after earning his first podium with a third-place showing in Montreal in June. Perhaps not surprisingly, what stood out to Antonelli was the 2 hour, 36 minute run time. 'It's freaking long,' he said afterwards.
