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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
Sri Lanka Cricket Appoints New National Coaches for High Performance Centre
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced two key appointments to its National High Performance Centre as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s coaching structure across all formats and levels.
Former Netherlands coach Ryan van Niekerk has been named the National Bowling Coach, while Jordan Gregory will take on the role of National Fielding and Spin Bowling Coach. Both appointments will come into effect from April 15, 2026, with each coach set to serve a two-year tenure.
In his new role, van Niekerk will oversee fast bowling development across all national teams, including the senior men’s side. He brings valuable international experience, having served as the bowling coach and interim head coach of the Netherlands national team from 2023 to 2026. Prior to that, he worked as the assistant coach and bowling coach of the Netherlands men’s team.
During his time with the Dutch side, van Niekerk played a role in their participation in major global tournaments, including the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026.
Meanwhile, Gregory will be responsible for managing fielding standards and spin bowling development across all national squads. He previously worked as a fielding consultant with Netherlands Cricket and contributed to several international assignments, including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2023.
Cricket
Nuwan Thushara Moves Court Over IPL 2026 NOC Dispute
Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Thushara has initiated legal action against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), seeking court intervention to secure a No Objection Certificate (NOC) that would allow him to participate in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).
The matter was taken up before the Colombo District Court, which has scheduled the next hearing for April 9. Thushara has named several top SLC officials as defendants, including President Shammi Silva, Secretary Bandula Dissanayake, Treasurer Sujeewa Godaliyadda, and CEO Ashley de Silva.
According to court filings, Thushara was picked by Royal Challengers for the 2026 IPL season, having previously featured in the tournament in both 2024 and 2025 after receiving the necessary clearance from SLC. However, the board has declined to issue the NOC this year, citing his failure to meet required fitness standards.
Thushara, in his petition, has challenged this decision, stating that his contract with SLC expired on March 31, 2026, and that he had already informed the board of his intention not to renew it. He further claims he had been made aware that he was not in contention for national selection, making the fitness-based refusal unreasonable.
The pacer has also argued that his current fitness levels are consistent with those maintained during previous seasons when he was granted NOCs. He warns that the denial could cost him his IPL contract, resulting in significant financial loss and missed career opportunities.
Through the case, Thushara is seeking legal recognition of his right to obtain the NOC, along with court orders compelling SLC to grant him clearance to play in the IPL and other overseas leagues.
News
‘Super Fighters’ Chess Big Match Set to Bring Three Schools Together
The annual ‘Super Fighters’ Chess Big Match, a unique triangular chess tournament featuring
C.W.W. Kannangara Central College – Matugama,
Taxila Central College – Horana, and
Ananda Sastralaya National School – Matugama,
is set to take place in the coming days.
The official media briefing for the tournament was held under the patronage of the Matugama Zonal Deputy Director of Education, Chandima Priyadarshani, along with the principals of the three participating schools and the Secretary of the Kalutara District Chess Association, Sameera Dissanayake.
Having already secured the title on the previous two occasions, Taxila Central College, Horana, will enter the competition as the defending champions. Meanwhile, this year’s tournament will be hosted by C.W.W. Kannangara Central College, Matugama.
All three schools are expected to field highly competitive teams, featuring internationally rated players as well as several athletes who have represented Sri Lanka at international chess tournaments.

The primary objectives of the tournament are to popularize the “Big Match” concept in school chess, identify emerging talent, and strengthen the spirit of camaraderie among the three institutions.













With growing interest in school-level chess, the ‘Super Fighters’ tournament is expected to be a thrilling and high-quality contest, showcasing the next generation of Sri Lanka’s chess talent.
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