Stop clock rule will be permanent in white ball cricket: 60 seconds will be given to bowl the next over; 5 run penalty for making a mistake

The stop clock rule is being made permanent in ODI and T-20 cricket.

The stop clock rule is going to be permanent in limited overs cricket i.e. ODI and T-20 formats. The International Cricket Council (ICC) decided that this rule is being applied to manage time in both the formats.

Under the stop clock rule, the bowling team will get 60 seconds time to start the next over of the innings. Failure to do so will result in a penalty on the bowling team.

Penalty of 5 runs for every third mistake
The field umpire will give 2 warnings to start the over in 60 seconds. After committing the mistake for the third time, a penalty of 5 runs will be imposed on the bowling team. Then for every third mistake in the innings, a penalty of 5 runs will be imposed on the bowling team. That is, if a team takes more than 60 seconds to start the over 9 times in an ODI innings, then 15 runs will be added to the account of the batting team.

Under the stop clock rule, the bowling team will get 60 seconds time to start the second over.

Third umpire will start the timer
After the end of the over, a 60 second countdown will start on the TV screens installed in the ground. The third umpire will start it from the control room. When the time of 60 seconds is exceeded, the field umpire will give a warning to the captain of the fielding team and will also take care of every warning.

This will be exactly like how these days both teams get 15 seconds to take DRS. After the appeal, the third umpire starts the stop clock, which is visible on the screen on the field. Seeing this the players decide about taking the review.

There will be permanent rule from T-20 World Cup
ICC has decided that the stop clock rule will become permanent with the T20 World Cup to be held in June. If there is a delay in starting the over for any reason other than the batsman, DRS or the bowling team, the umpire will also have the right to stop the stop clock.

Trial in T-20 format was started in December
The International Cricket Council (ICC) started the trial of the stop clock rule in December 2023. Then it was applied in T-20 format only. The rule was to be tested by April this year, but seeing the good results, the ICC decided to make it permanent from March itself.

ICC board members are currently meeting at the headquarters in Dubai. In this meeting, it was decided to make the stop clock rule permanent. This will be applicable not only in T-20 but also in ICC's ODI format. It was introduced to manage time in both the formats. In Test cricket, teams are deducted points in the World Test Championship for not completing the over rate.

The trial of the stop clock rule started with the T-20 match between England and West Indies in December.

No discussion on Champions Trophy venue
ICC board meeting will also be held on Friday. However, according to the report of Cricbuzz, there will be no discussion on the venue of the 2025 Champions Trophy in the meeting. As soon as the T-20 World Cup ends, the issue of Champions Trophy will start heating up. Because Pakistan has got the hosting of the tournament and 2-time champion Team India has refused to go here due to political reasons.

It was only after India's refusal that the last Asia Cup was hosted by Pakistan in Sri Lanka. India played all its matches including the final in Sri Lanka.