ICC Cricket Committee approves changes to DRS and third umpire protocols

The ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket Committee, led by former India captain Anil Kumble, has made it clear that the ‘Umpire’s Call’ will continue to be a part of the Decision Review System. However, it has introduced a few changes to the current DRS protocols.

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The “wicket zone”, the area of the stumps a ball must hit for an on-field not-out decision to be overturned, which previously ended below the bails, will now extend all the way up to the top.

The committee also decided to retain the umpire’s call, an element that allows the on-field decision to stand when there is no conclusive evidence to overturn it.

A player can also ask the umpire whether an attempt was made to play the ball before deciding to review an lbw call.