Here is the detail of the List of Penalty Rules by ICC in Cricket World Cup Cricket. The Cricket World Cup 2023 will have exciting matches. Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council has introduced a penalty. This penalty is for the fielding side. It was introduced for the slow over rates during the World Cup matches. This decision was taken by the ICC administration to maintain a timely and exciting sports tournament. This measure is taken first time in two decades.
There is always a prescribed overate the ket matches. So, the teams who will be falling below the prescribed over rate will face tough consequences at the end. They will be given a penalty and will face harsh circumstances.
List of Penalty Rules By ICC in Cricket World Cup Cricket:
Penalty for Slow Over Rate in Cricket World Cup (New):
As described above, there is a penalty for the fielding side by ICC. The fielders have to remain within the limit of the over rate provided by ICC. But if any team does not follow and fall behind the over rate that is prescribed for the game then there will be an extra fielder added into the inner ring. Through this step, it will be difficult for the team to defend and control the match.
In this situation, the fielders who will be inside the ring will be having difficulties in preventing the boundaries. This will cause much damage to the team because of its bowling side. So the team should not bowl at a slow over rates. Rather it should take to the over rate provided by ICC. Otherwise, the penalty will be charged to those players and the entire team.
Mode of Delivery:
It is another rule announced by ICC in the previous years of the World Cup history. According to this rule, the umpire will tell the bowler to bowl from the right hand or the left hand. He will also tell that either the bowler has to ball over The wicket or round the wicket. He will also inform the striker about this thing.
But if the bowler does not notify the umpire about the change in his mode of delivery, then there will be a penalty on him and it will have very disastrous consequences for the team in that match. In this case, if the bowler has attempted to the change mode of delivery without telling the umpire, then he can easily signal that ball as no ball.
Fair Delivery by Arm:
This rule includes a fair delivery in respect of arm. In this case, ar,m bowling should not be permitted. The air delivery is done by the bowler if he has not reached a level more than that of the shoulder while swinging the ball. He should not straighten the elbow joint completely or partially while delivering the ball.
This is the responsibility of the umpire at the striker’s end to assess the complete fairness of the ball delivery. So the bowlers must not break this rule. Otherwise, there will be a penalty on the bowler and the entire team.
Bowl Towards Striker End before Delivery:
There is a rule by the International Cricket Council that the bowler who is going to bowl at the striker’s end must not bowl before entering the delivery area. It is highly prohibited but in case if it is done by the bowler then this ball will not be considered a no-ball. Rather the umpire will call and signal the ball as a Dead ball. So it is highly restricted to the bowlers to ball towards the striker end at the time of delivery not before the entering of delivery stride.
So the bowler should keep focus while bowling and playing against different professional batsmen. They must keep an eye on their performance while bowling. This is the responsibility of the umpire standing at the striker’s side to note the action of the bowler.
Fair Delivery using Feet:
The fair delivery by the bowler concerning feet will be the one in which the bowler’s back for his lying within the crease and is not touching the return crease. It will also depend on the stated mode of delivery of the bowler. Similarly, the bowler’s front foot should also be landed at some distance from the back foot it can be either raised or grounded on the same side of the imaginary line. If the bowler fails to do so the umpire can call that ball as no ball.
This will be a penalty and it will be a big step in losing any team. There will be a penalty for the bowler and the entire team will suffer due to this.
Conclusion:
According to the above description regarding the penalties from the fielding side and the bowling side, the ICC has announced a new penalty for the fielding side. This penalty is related to the slow over rate. All the descriptions provided above regarding other penalties and rules that are announced by the International Cricket Council.
For the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023, ICC has announced a new penalty that must be remembered and focused on by all the players who are going to play the World Cup matches.