The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced in a series of new rule changes that caught-behind appeals will not be checked by the third umpire during stumping referrals sent upstairs. As a result, teams will not be able to appeal and check for a potential caught-behind dismissal without risking a review.
Earlier, the protocol suggested that caught-behind calls be checked first before the stumping. However, with the rule change, the third umpire will only be able to view the side on camera, which will clarify the verdict for the stumping appeal.
Teams used to exploit the particular loophole by making unnecessary stumpings and sending it upstairs to check whether there is a case for caught behind, without actually taking a review.
The issue was prevalent in the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey effected several stumpings, leading to the third-umpire being forced to check caught-behind first, before moving onto the side-on camera.
There are also some small tweaks announced by the governing body about no-ball checks as well as time allotted for on-field injury treatments.
The new set of rules aims for the game to be played more seamlessly in 2024 and beyond.
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