On-field umpires will not be required to offer a "soft signal" whereas referring contentious catches to the TV umpire, in accordance with the revised ICC enjoying situations that may come into impact from June 1, 2023.

The on-field umpires will now merely seek the advice of with the TV umpire earlier than a remaining determination relating to a referred catch is made, with none mushy sign having been made. The change was really useful by the ICC's Men's Cricket Committee, endorsed by the Women's Cricket Committee, and ratified by the ICC's Chief Executives Committee.

Soon after the discharge, nonetheless, the governing physique clarified that was not the case and that the rule, when a batter is bowled, stays the identical: runs scored after a batter is bowled off a free hit will proceed to be categorised as extras and won't be credited to the batter.

In the revised enjoying situations, the ICC additionally made it obligatory for gamers in "high-risk" positions to put on helmets. This consists of batters dealing with quick bowlers, wicketkeepers standing as much as the stumps, and fielders standing near batters in entrance of the wicket.