Teams will be allowed an additional fielder outside the 30-yard circle during the second or third Powerplay, the International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee has recommended after their two-day meeting in Dubai.
The committee, chaired by former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar, came up with a number of recommendations on issues related to ODI regulations, ball tampering, glue on pitches, volume of cricket, international umpiring and the role of the television umpire.
While they felt that the use of Powerplays should continue they resolved that an additional fielder (making three in total instead of the current limit of two) should be allowed outside the outer ring during either of the last two Powerplays. Also it was decided to try out the idea of the captain of the batting side being able to choose when to take one of the Powerplays. It is set to be trialled in Australia; any other member country wanting try out the new rule was also permitted to do so.
The committee came up with a number of recommendations with relation to ball tampering and stated that the following actions shall not be permitted: deliberately throwing the ball into the ground for purposes of roughing it up, applying any artificial substance to the ball and applying any non-artificial substance for any purpose other than to polish the ball, lifting or otherwise interfering with any of the seams of the ball, and scratching the surface of the ball with finger or thumb nails or any implement.
The use of adhesives in the preparation of pitches for international matches should be discontinued, the committee ruled. Polyvinyl Acetate adhesives had been used during last year's Champions Trophy in India for the purpose of holding the pitches together.
For full details of the ICC Cricket Committee's recommendations click here
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I like the new idea of having an additional fielder outside the circle...in this way spinners will be tried more in the power plays....

The second idea of batting side captain deciding when to take the power plays may not work because in this way most teams would choose 45 - 50 overs as part of their power play and it would be too predictable...

hmmm..first idea sounds good..but 2nd one... don think its a very good idea! as ghazanfer has said, the batting team would leave it to da end so that they can slaughter the bowling side!

the 2nd rule is so stupid! i hope it is not implemented and I hope pak dont have to play under that stupid rule during the trial period

2nd one is shit...i like first one

well said. i agree this will be very stupid, if bowling team's captain does not have right on how to utlilize overs.

first one is kool .. 2nd one pata nahi ICC ko kya hogaya hai ...

as said before it sounds silly to allow batting team captain to chose when last powerplay will be taken.... 99% of the time they will save it to the end!
i dont understand the need to change the game around whats wrong with the way it is at the moment?

Ever since Gavaskar has been head of these ICC commitees..they have been making silly decisions...I know the Indians wont like this but it is the truth...

2nd one is not good at all it sucks that idea the icc needs some new brains

Misleading thread title......these are just recommendations as of now.