ICC to find ways to bring consistency in decision making of the disciplinary code
Dave Richardson, the CEO of the International Cricket Council, has asked for a meeting of the Cricket Committee where they can discuss on how to achieve consistency in the decision-making process. Richardson has also stated that the committee will discuss the ways to safeguard spirit of cricket.
The recent incident which happened in South Africa has shaken the cricket fraternity as it ended with a one-year ban on David Warner and Steve Smith. In the recent past, the cricket world has witnessed many inconsistent decisions from the ICC as
ICC CEO Dave Richardson has written a letter to various boards in which he has stated that the cricket committee will define what is acceptable behavior for the benefit of players and match officials and the decision regarding achieving consistency in decision-making around the enforcement of the disciplinary code will also be taken.
“We need to define more clearly for the benefit of both the players and the match officials what is acceptable behavior and what is not and what are the appropriate sanctions that should be imposed when a player breaches the Code. We also need to consider how we can reach greater consistency in the decision making around the application and enforcement of the Code,” Richardson wrote, as reported by Indian Express.
“This issue, however, goes beyond ‘ball tampering’ and … over the last few
However, Richardson has made it clear that the ICC is yet to arrive
“We intend bringing together some well respected former and current players who together with the ICC Cricket Committee will consider the appropriateness of the current offenses and the sanctions in the Code as well as how to make the spirit of the game a more integral part of the Code. The ICC will be conducting a
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