The International Cricket Council Tuesday refused to change the controversial ‘zing’ bails, which sometimes fail to come off even when the ball hits the stumps, citing “statistical anomaly”.
India captain Virat Kohli and his Australiancounterpart Aaron Finch had on Sunday complained about the flashing LED bailsthat glow at being hit, making the TV umpires’ job a shade easy, but do notcome off a lot of times.
“We wouldn’t change anything mid-event as it wouldcompromise the integrity of the event – the equipment is the same for all 10teams across all 48 games,” the ICC was quoted as saying by SkySports.
There have been close to 10 occasions during the ongoingWorld Cup when the ball has hit the stumps but bails haven’t come off. Thereason being cited is their weight as there are a lot of wires inside to ensurethey glow on being hit.
“The stumps have not changed in the last four years.They have been used in all ICC events since the 2015 Men’s Cricket World Cupand in a range of domestic events,” ICC said.