ICC makes wearing helmet mandatory in 3 situations
Dubai | The ICC (International Cricket Council) has made significant changes in the laws of cricket. ICC has abolished the rule of soft signal. Now only the third umpire will decide whether the fielder has caught the catch correctly or not. Along with this, it will also be necessary to wear helmets of fielders, wicketkeepers and batters in 3 circumstances. That is, when the fielders are standing close to the batsmen, when the wicketkeeper is standing near the stumps and when the batsmen are batting in front of the fast bowlers. These rules will start with the Test match between England and Ireland from June 1 at Lord's Cricket Ground in England. The new rules will also be used in the World Test Championship final between India and Australia on June 7. A major change has also been made in the rule of free hit. Now if the ball hits the wicket on the free hit and the batsman takes the run then it will be added to the batsman's account.