ICC scraps soft-signal guideline for controversial catches

NewsAccording to the revised playing conditions, the on-field umpire will just talk to the television umpire to rule on controversial catches File image: Umpire Richard Illingworth offers a soft signal versus Kohli – which was reversed by the 3rd umpire – Getty Images On-field umpires will no longer be needed to offer a “soft signal” while referring controversial catches to the television umpire, according to the modified ICC playing conditions that will enter impact from June 1, 2023. The on-field umpires will now merely seek advice from the television umpire prior to a decision concerning a referred catch is made, with no soft signal having actually been made. The modification was suggested by the ICC’s Men’s Cricket Committee, backed by the Women’s Cricket Committee, and validated by the ICC’s Chief Executives Committee. While the soft signal was ditched by the IPL in 2021, it continued to be utilized in worldwide cricket, and the television umpire needed to discover definitive proof of a catch being tidy or not to reverse the soft signal, regardless of whether the on-field umpires had a clear view to the catch while making the soft signal. “The committee pondered this at length and concluded that soft indication
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