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ICC scraps ‘confusing’ soft signal in latest changes to playing conditions | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Come June 1 and the on-field umpires will no longer be required to give a soft signal, which often creates confusion, while referring decisions to the TV umpires as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced changes to its playing conditions.Apart from soft signal rule, helmets have been made mandatory for high injury risk fielding positions and runs scored off a free hit when the ball hits the stumps will count as runs scored.The ICC chief executives’ committee ratified recommendations from the Sourav Ganguly-led men’s cricket committee which were also endorsed by the women’s cricket committee."The main changes to the playing conditions will come into effect from June 1 with the Lord’s Test between England and Ireland," ICC said in a media statement.The thre...