ICC: The big news is coming out from the world of cricket. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has historically made some changes in the rules related to free hits. Due to this rule, the batsmen are seen to be benefiting. According to this new rule, if the ball hits the stumps during the free hit and the batsman takes a run on it, then those runs will be added to the batsman’s account. This means that now the runs scored on free hits will not be considered extra runs.
ICC made this change historically
Now at the time of free, if the ball hits the stumps and the batsman on strike scores a run on that ball, then that run will directly increase his score. This means that the batsman can score runs even after being bowled on a free hit and those runs will be considered as the batsman’s runs.
Whereas earlier this did not happen and these runs were counted as extra runs. Let us tell you that during the T20 World Cup 2022, the old rule of free hits was seen in the match played between India and Pakistan. In the 20th over of this match, during the free hit, the ball hit the stumps, on which Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik took 3 runs while running between the wickets, and those runs were added as byes.
Apart from this, the rules for wearing helmets have also been changed. This rule has been made keeping in mind the batsman, wicketkeeper, and fielder. According to this rule, if a batsman is batting against a fast bowler, then it will be mandatory for him to wear a helmet. Also, if the wicket-keeper is keeping close to the stumps, he must wear a helmet. At the same time, it is also necessary to wear a helmet for that fielder who is fielding very close to the batsman.
