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Changes in ICC Playing Rules
The ICC has announced a few changes to the playing conditions that will come into effect from October 1, 2022.
- Player transfer when the ball is caught
Even if a batsman crosses the batsman before taking the catch, the new batsman must eventually come into bat.
Earlier, if the batsmen crossed before taking a catch, the not-out player would bat and the new batsman would stand at the other end.
- Use of saliva to polish the ball
As a temporary measure related to Covid, this ban has been in force in international cricket for more than two years and it is considered appropriate to make the ban permanent. During the ban on the use of saliva, players resorted to using sweat to polish the ball, which proved effective.
- Timing of arrival of new batsman to bat
While a batsman is required to prepare to bat within two minutes in Tests and ODIs, the current 90-second limit remains unchanged in T20Is.
- Unfair movements by the fielding side
Any unreasonable and deliberate movement of the bowler while running to bowl can now result in the umpire awarding five penalty runs to the batting team in addition to a dead ball call.
- Other Major Decisions
In-match penalty, introduced in T20I matches in January 2022 (which forces a fielding team to bring an extra keeper into the bowling circle for the remainder of the innings for failure to bowl their overs at the stipulated interval), ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023 This rule will also be adopted for ODIs after the Super League ends.
ICC ක්රීඩා කොන්දේසි වල සිදු වූ වෙනස්කම්
ICC විසින් ක්රීඩා කිරීමේ කොන්දේසි සඳහා වෙනස්කම් රාශියක් ප්රකාශයට පත් කර ඇති අතර එය 2022 ඔක්තෝබර් 1 දින සිට බලාත්මක වේ.
1.උඩ පන්දු රැක ගත් විට ක්රීඩක මාරු වීම
පිතිකරුවෙක් උඩපන්දුව ගැනීමට පෙර පිතිකරුවන් හරස් කළද, අවසානයේ නව පිතිකරු පිතිකරණයට පැමිණිය යුතුය.
මීට පෙර, උඩපන්දුවක් ලබා ගැනීමට පෙර පිතිකරුවන් හරස් කළහොත්, දැවී නොගිය ක්රීඩකයා පන්දුවට පහර දෙනු ඇති අතර නව පිතිකරුවා අනෙක් අන්තයේ රැදී සිටී.
- පන්දුව ඔප දැමීම සඳහා කෙල භාවිතය
කොවිඩ් ආශ්රිත තාවකාලික පියවරක් ලෙස මෙම තහනම වසර දෙකකට වැඩි කාලයක් ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ ක්රියාත්මක වන අතර එම තහනම ස්ථිර කිරීම සුදුසු යැයි සැලකේ. කෙල භාවිතය තහනම අතරතුර, ක්රීඩකයින් පන්දුව ඔප දැමීමට දහඩිය භාවිතා කිරීමට යොමු වූ අතර එය ඵලදායී බව ඔප්පු වී ඇත.
- පන්දුවට පහර දීමට නව පිතිකරු පැමිණීමේ කාලය
පිතිකරුවෙකු ටෙස්ට් සහ එක්දින තරඟවලදී මිනිත්තු දෙකක් ඇතුළත පහර දීමට සූදානම් වීම අවශ්ය වන අතර, T20Is හි දැනට පවතින තත්පර 90 සීමාව නොවෙනස්ව පවතී.
- පන්දු රැකීමේ පාර්ශ්වයෙන් අසාධාරණ චලනයන්
පන්දු යවන්නා පන්දු යැවීමට දිව යන අතරතුර සිදුවන ඕනෑම අසාධාරණ සහ හිතාමතා චලනයක් දැන් විනිසුරු විසින් පිතිකරණ කණ්ඩායමට ඩෙඩ් බෝල් ඇමතුමකට අමතරව දඬුවම් ලකුණු පහක් ලබා දීමට හේතු විය හැක.
- අනෙකුත් ප්රධාන තීරණ
2022 ජනවාරි මාසයේ දී T20I තරඟවලදී හඳුන්වා දුන් තරඟය-තුළ දඩුවම, (මෙමගින් පන්දු රකින කණ්ඩායමක් නියමිත විරාම කාලයට ඔවුන්ගේ ඕවර යැවීමට අසමත් වීම නිසා ඉතිරි පන්දුවාර සඳහා අමතර පන්දු රකින්නෙකු පන්දු රකින කවයට ගෙන ඒමට සිදුවේ. ඉනිමේ), 2023 දී ICC පිරිමි ක්රිකට් ලෝක කුසලාන සුපර් ලීග් අවසන් වූ පසු එක්දින තරඟ සඳහා ද මෙම නීතිය සම්මත කරනු ලැබේ.
ஐசிசி விளையாடும் விதிகளில் மாற்றங்கள்
அக்டோபர் 1, 2022 முதல் நடைமுறைக்கு வரும் விளையாட்டு நிலைமைகளில் பல மாற்றங்களை ஐசிசி அறிவித்துள்ளது.
- பந்து பிடிக்கப்படும் போது வீரர் பரிமாற்றம்
ஒரு பேட்ஸ்மேன் கேட்ச் எடுப்பதற்கு முன்பு பேட்ஸ்மேனைக் கடந்தாலும், புதிய பேட்ஸ்மேன் இறுதியில் பேட்டிங்கிற்கு வர வேண்டும்.
முன்னதாக, பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் கேட்ச் எடுப்பதற்கு முன் கிராஸ் செய்தால், நாட் அவுட் வீரர் பேட் செய்வார், புதிய பேட்ஸ்மேன் மறுமுனையில் நிற்பார்.
- பந்தை மெருகூட்ட உமிழ்நீரைப் பயன்படுத்துதல்
கோவிட் தொடர்பான தற்காலிக நடவடிக்கையாக, இந்த தடை சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட்டில் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலாக அமலில் உள்ளது மற்றும் தடையை நிரந்தரமாக்குவது பொருத்தமானதாக கருதப்படுகிறது. உமிழ்நீரைப் பயன்படுத்துவதற்கான தடையின் போது, வீரர்கள் வியர்வையைப் பயன்படுத்தி பந்தை மெருகூட்டினர், இது பயனுள்ளதாக இருந்தது.
- புதிய பேட்ஸ்மேன் பேட்டிங் செய்ய வரும் நேரம்
ஒரு பேட்ஸ்மேன் டெஸ்ட் மற்றும் ஒருநாள் போட்டிகளில் இரண்டு நிமிடங்களுக்குள் பேட்டிங் செய்ய தயாராக வேண்டும், தற்போதைய 90 வினாடி வரம்பு T20Iகளில் மாறாமல் உள்ளது.
- பீல்டிங் பக்கத்தின் நியாயமற்ற அசைவுகள்
பந்து வீச ஓடும்போது பந்துவீச்சாளரின் எந்தவொரு நியாயமற்ற மற்றும் வேண்டுமென்றே அசைவுகள் இப்போது நடுவர் பேட்டிங் அணிக்கு டெட் பால் அழைப்புக்கு கூடுதலாக ஐந்து பெனால்டி ரன்களை வழங்கலாம்.
- பிற முக்கிய முடிவுகள்
போட்டிக்கான அபராதம், ஜனவரி 2022 இல் T20I போட்டிகளில் அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டது (குறிப்பிட்ட இடைவெளியில் தங்கள் ஓவர்களை வீசத் தவறியதற்காக, எஞ்சிய இன்னிங்ஸில் ஒரு கூடுதல் கீப்பரை பந்துவீச்சு வட்டத்திற்குள் கொண்டு வர ஃபீல்டிங் அணியை கட்டாயப்படுத்துகிறது), ICC ஆண்கள் கிரிக்கெட் உலகக் கோப்பை 2023 இல் சூப்பர் லீக் முடிந்த பிறகு இந்த விதி ODIகளுக்கும் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படும்.
Cricket
Jayasuriya Hands Over Resignation as Sri Lanka Head Coach
Cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya has formally handed over his resignation as Head Coach of the Sri Lanka national team, following the side’s disappointing World Cup campaign.
It is learnt, the resignation was submitted on Thursday after discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva. Jayasuriya, who took charge with hopes of reviving the team’s fortunes, decided to step aside after the tournament’s poor showing.
Despite stepping down, Jayasuriya will remain involved in Sri Lankan cricket. In a significant transition, he has been assigned to lead the High Performance Centre, where he will oversee player development and the broader cricketing structure.
Sri Lanka Cricket has yet to announce a replacement for the head coach role, but officials confirmed that talks are underway to identify a candidate capable of steering the national side forward.
Cricket
Afghanistan Names New Captains for Sri Lanka Series as Rashid Khan Steps Down
Afghanistan cricket has entered a new phase of leadership as selectors announced sweeping changes ahead of their upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka. Following the team’s early exit from the ICC T20 World Cup, star all-rounder Rashid Khan has been relieved of his captaincy duties. Ibrahim Zadran will now lead the T20 side, while Hashmatullah Shahidi has been entrusted with the ODI captaincy.
Despite losing the armband, Rashid remains a key figure in Afghanistan’s plans, with his name included in both squads. The selectors have opted for a balanced mix of seasoned performers and promising youngsters, signaling a strategy to rebuild while maintaining stability.
The T20 squad features explosive opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, alongside Ibrahim Zadran, who will captain the side. Veteran Mohammad Nabi adds experience, while spin remains Afghanistan’s strongest weapon with Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Sharafuddin Ashraf forming a formidable attack. Young talents like Sediqullah Atal and Darwish Rasooli have also been given opportunities, reflecting the selectors’ intent to groom the next generation.
On the other hand, Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the ODI side, supported by experienced campaigners such as Rahmat Shah and Mohammad Nabi. The batting unit includes Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, while wicketkeeping duties will be shared between Gurbaz and Ikram Alikhil. The bowling attack is spearheaded by Rashid Khan, with support from Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Farid Ahmad Malik, and Nangyal Kharotai. Reserves include Qais Ahmad, M. Saleem Safi, and Bashir Ahmad, ensuring depth across departments.
Security Concerns Cloud Series
The series, scheduled from March 13 to 25, was to feature three T20Is in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai. However, escalating regional tensions—sparked by reports of Iranian strikes and claims surrounding the death of Iran’s supreme leader in alleged U.S.–Israeli attacks—have raised serious doubts about security and travel. Cricket authorities are monitoring the situation closely, with contingency plans under discussion.
ODI Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Rashid Khan, A.M. Ghazanfar, Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Farid Ahmad Malik, Nangyal Kharotai, Bila Saim.
Reserves: Qais Ahmad, M. Saleem Safi, Bashir Ahmad.
T20I Squad: Ibrahim Zadran (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Rahman (WK), Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai.
Cricket
Jamie Siddons Appointed Head Coach of Sri Lanka Women’s Team
Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former Australian cricketer Jamie Siddons as the Head Coach of the Sri Lanka National Women’s Team.

Siddons has served as the head coach of the Bangladesh National Men’s Team from 2007 to
2011, marking his highest level of international coaching experience.
A Level 3 qualified coach, Siddons has also served as Head Coach of the South Australia
Cricket Team (Redbacks) from 2015 to 2020 and Head Coach of the Wellington Firebirds,
New Zealand, from 2011 to 2015.
His one-year appointment will come into effect on 16 March 2026. Siddons, who enjoyed an extensive first-class cricket career in Australia and captained both South Australia and Victoria, will take on the responsibility of guiding Sri Lanka’s women’s team in preparation for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be held in June in England.
His first assignment will be Sri Lanka Women’s Tour of Bangladesh, scheduled to take place in April–May 2026.
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