MCC put forward ‘shot clock’ to combat slow over-rates
The MCC World Cricket Committee has proposed introducing a ‘shot clock’ with an eye to tackle the slow overrates, which has been at their lowest in the last few years across all the formats. The committee has taken this step considering the undesired impact of the current rule of charging a fine.
The data about the slow overrates was shared by the International Cricketer Committee (ICC) that led the MCC Committee to consider a few ideas, which included an on the spot run penalty as well as the ‘shot clock’ that would start ticking during the dead time in the game. Ponting, who is a member of the MCC Committee, has stated that the measure might seem an extreme step but would also be a non-negotiable one considering the current situation of declining over rates.
“It probably seems an extreme step to introduce a shot clock, but considering the current scenario of declining over rates, most of the committee members agreed to it. The shot clock is a non-negotiable one and the players will have to abide by it,” Ponting acknowledged.
The former Australian captain also stated that the shot clock would not be active during an over (considering the uncertainty of the events that could occur), but would focus on the phase between overs and when there are natural stoppages in play.
“It will not be active when the bowler is at the top of his mark and is running into ball because it is hard to take all the factors like the boundaries into consideration.
“It will be the dead time in the game when the clock will be active. So after the end of the over the fielders will have to be back in the position in a certain amount of time. On the other hand, it will be the same when a wicket falls and the new batsman comes to the crease,” Ponting added.
Ponting revealed that the committee did discuss other possibilities but did not find a definitive conclusion. He said that a there-and-then run penalty in the game would be worth looking at as it could make a huge difference in the match.
“We didn’t come to a conclusive and definitive decision about what was right or what was wrong. We believe that a there-and-then run penalty in the game will be worth looking at as the captains would then understand the importance of those runs in deciding the result of the game,” Ponting concluded.
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