Following ‘mint-gate’, world cricket body maintains current rule on match ball
Cricketers the world over will have to continue keeping their mints under their tongues to avoid punishment for transgressing the game’s ball-tampering regulations. That is the upshot of a decision by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) — the world cricket committee — to recommend not changing the laws on the illegal but widespread practice of using artificial aids to help the ball retain its shine. Sugar is a prime suspect. "The world cricket committee believes that no changes should be made to law 42.3(a): the match ball — changing its condition‚" the MCC said in a release on Tuesday that followed a two-day meeting in Mumbai. The MCC are the custodians of cricket’s laws and are due to present a revised version in time for implementation on October 1 2017. The ball-tampering issue hit the headlines in Australia in November when Proteas captain Faf du Plessis made the mistake of allowing television cameras to pick up a mint in his mouth as he wet his fingers to work on the ball. He was fo...
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