The MCC World Cricket Council suggested on Tuesday the introduction of a shot clock in Test cricket in a bid to speed up the five-day game. Slow over rates have become an increasing problem in Test cricket, with claims that the sedate pace of that form of the game is becoming less attractive for fans. International Cricket Council statistics from May 2018 show that over rates in the last year were the lowest in the 11 years they had been measured. (This would be increased to 60 seconds for a new batsman on strike and 80 seconds for a change of bowler). A further proposal is for Test cricket to implement the rule used in white-ball cricket where a no-ball is followed by a free hit for the batting side.

Source: Pakistan Today March 12, 2019 18:11 UTC