Players Will Not Lose 100% of The Match Fee To Slow Over Rates Announces ICC
The International Cricket Council ICC on Thursday announced players will not be fined 100% match fee for slow over rates, The ICC capped the over-rate fines from 100% to max 50% match fees. Under the revised regulations the players will be fined equivalent to 5% of their match fee for every over that falls short, with a maximum penalty capped at 50%. The regulation has been already applied to the current World Test Championship (WTC).
ICC Announced:
“If a team is bowled out before the new ball is due at 80 overs, there will be no over-rate penalty applied even if there is a slow over rate. This replaces the current 60 over threshold,” the ICC website said.
“The Men’s Cricket Committee felt strongly that over-rate penalties in the form of WTC points deductions should remain but recommended that players should not have 100% of their match fee at risk,” Sourav Ganguly, who is chair of the Men’s Cricket Committee and sits on the CEC, said. “We believe this provides a balance between maintaining over-rates and ensuring we are not deterring players from playing Test cricket.”