The rule will be officially active from August 1st, during the Ashes series between England and Australia at Edgbaston.
In hopes of making the sport more safe for the players, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the implementation of substitutes for a concussion across all formats of international and first-class cricket for both men and women.
The rule will be officially active from August 1st, during the Ashes series between England and Australia at Edgbaston.
All final decisions regarding concussion is to be made by the team's medical staffs, while the match referee will be approving the incoming player, who needs to be "like for like" replacement and be allowed to bat and bowl.
"Following a two-year trial... in domestic cricket, the ICC approved concussion player replacements in all formats of men's and women's international cricket and for first-class cricket worldwide," the ICC said in a statement following their annual conference in London.
Implementing concussion substitutes has definitely been one of the major tasks of the ICC since the sad and tragic death of Aussie cricketer Phil Hughes, who was hit on the head by an ugly bouncer during the Sheffield Shield match in November 2014.
Phil Hughes' unfortunate death initiated an urge among the ICC officials to work on raising awareness regarding the short-term and long-term effects of a concussion.
Since 2017, ICC already started the trial for concussion substitutes in the domestic cricket, with Cricket Australia (CA) introducing concussion substitutes in their domestic one-day cups and the BBL for the 2016-17 season for both men and women.
But CA had to wait till May 2017 for the International Cricket Council's approval before implementing it during the Sheffield Shield the following year and maintain the competition's first-class status.
"Creating an environment where players feel comfortable in dealing with a concussion... and are able to be appropriately accessed, is vital for their long-term health and wellbeing," ACA chief executive Alistair Nicholson said.
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