ICC decision, players with male puberty will be banned from women’s cricket

New Delhi. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced two new rules in a major policy decision on Tuesday. In which the stop clock was mentioned first. This rule will apply to the bowling team. In others, the ICC banned cricketers who had attained ‘male puberty’ from participating in the international women’s game. Male puberty is the change of gender during adolescence in males. According to ICC rules, players who have attained male puberty will no longer be allowed to enter women’s cricket.

The ICC clarified that it is taking this decision for the integrity of international women’s cricket and the safety of the players. The ICC said in a statement, ‘The new policy is based on several principles (in order of priority). These include integrity, safety, fairness and women’s sports. “This means that any male-to-female participant who has undergone any form of ‘male puberty’ will not be eligible to participate in international women’s sport, regardless of surgery or gender reassignment treatment.”

Will it apply to domestic cricket as well?

The ICC strengthened the gender eligibility rules for international women’s cricket, leaving the issue locally in the hands of member boards. According to the ICC, ‘The decision is based on a review led by the ICC Medical Advisory Committee, chaired by Dr. Peter Harcourt is. This is entirely related to gender eligibility for women’s international cricket. Each member board will have its own rules regarding gender eligibility at the local level. This rule will be reviewed in two years.

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Talking about ICC’s stop clock rule, there will be a gap between any two overs. If there is a gap of more than 1 minute between any two overs thrice in an innings, the fielding team will face a penalty of 5 runs. This rule will come on trial from next month i.e. December.

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