The upcoming India-Australia series, scheduled from September 17 to October 13, will be played as per Old rules, despite new ICC rules coming into effect from September 28, to avoid any kind of confusion.
The new set of rules pertaining to the code of conduct, DRS usage, and size of the equipment were supposed to be implemented from October 1, but as the twin Test series starting on September 28, it has been decided that it will come to effect from that very date.
“Yes, the rules will come into effect when the double header Tests (Sri Lanka vs Pakistan and Bangladesh vs South Africa starts) start on September 28. The Australia vs India and England vs West Indies limited overs series both start on September 17.
“While both the series will continue into October but you don’t want any confusion with regards to a different set of rules followed in the same series. Hence, this decision by the ICC,” a BCCI official told.
“The New Zealand series that starts from the third week of October will be India’s first under new set of rules,” he informed.
