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Umpires will no longer examine stumping appeals while looking for caught behind.

Umpires will no longer examine stumping appeals while looking for caught behind.

By Kajal Sharma - 25 Jan 2024 08:55 PM

The playing conditions have been modified by the ICC, so when the on-field umpires refer a stumping appeal, the TV umpire will no longer look for a caught behind. The change went into effect on December 12, 2023. As a result, a team will need to use the DRS independently to examine a caught behind once the keeper has also removed the bails.Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey repeatedly called for a stumping in the series against India early in the previous year. The TV umpire would also look for an edge during the referral without using a DRS review. Umpires will no longer look for nicks when stumping referrals are made; instead, images from the side-on camera will be displayed.

"The change confines a stumping review to only check for stumped, therefore preventing the fielding team a free review for other modes of dismissal (i.e, caught behind) without choosing a player review," according to the revised amendment. Additionally, the ICC has improved the concussion substitution rule's clarity. Hence, if the player who was substituted was suspended from.The amendment states that when the TV umpire is looking for stumping, he will no longer look for caught behind. The ICC has now tightened its hold on such occurrences because before the loophole permitted the fielding side to evaluate the incident without the use of a Decision evaluate System (DRS).

 

 

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