The International Cricket Council introduces a fresh set of regulations for Test cricket. These changes include a stop clock system to combat slow over-rates. A new rule allows the fielding team to choose the striker after a deliberate short run.

A year after the ICC introduced the stop-clock rule in white-ball cricket, it decided to expand its use across the red-ball game too. Considering that the slow over rates have been a long-standing issue in the Test format, their introduction will force the fielding teams and their captains to act quickly between overs.

The new playing conditions commenced with the first match of the new WTC on June 17, played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The new playing conditions for ODIs and T20Is will commence during the same Sri Lanka against Bangladesh series beginning July 2 and 10 respectively.