LONDON, (Reuters) – A clampdown down on bouncers is unlikely despite the death of Australian Phillip Hughes this week, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson said yesterday.
The cricket world was in shock this week after Hughes died on Thursday, two days after being struck on the neck by a short-pitched ball in a domestic fixture.
“We need to try and keep our perspective,” Richardson, speaking to BBC Radio, said when asked if the ICC would move to further restrict the use of the bouncer. “It’s a bit early to determine, but my initial reaction is that that’s unlikely.
“People have died by being struck on the heart before. I don’t think cricket needs to over-react, but do what we can.”
Current regulations permit two bouncers per over in test matches and one-day internationals and one per over in Twenty20 cricket.
