IND vs PAK LIVE: Rohit Sharma deploys reserves, support staff on boundary to avoid over rate penalty

IND vs PAK LIVE: ICC T20 World Cup 2022- With teams being penalised for slow over-rate, Team India have now deployed extra fielders behind the boundary line in an effort to save time. The tactic was first used by Australia during the warm-up games and India have deployed the same in their game against Pakistan at the MCG. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda and even the support staff were seen sgtationed at different parts of the ground. Follow India vs Pakistan LIVE and T20 World Cup live updates on Insidesport.IN

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IND vs PAK LIVE: Rohit Sharma takes a page out of Australia’s book, deploys bench, support staff on boundary to avoid over rate penalty – check out

During the match against Pakistan, Indian team management deployed their support staff and extra players beyond the boundary line at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. The idea was to cover the entire boundary to save time and avoid the fielding restriction penalty.

Alongside the players and the support staff, the team management had masseur Rajeev and throw-down specialists also doing the job and save time during the powerplay. This comes after ICC’s new rules for enforcing the pace of the game. As per the new rules, the fielding side will have one less player outside the 30-yard circle for the remaining overs of the innings.

A clever ploy from the Aussies who are keen to avoid the fielding restriction penalty if overs aren’t bowled in time during this #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/5e73KABQcd

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 19, 2022

The strategy was first deployed by Australia during their warm-up games in the T20 World Cup. In a video, all-rounder Ashton Agar explained the strategy as means of saving time and energy. He said, “In the powerplay, obviously the ball flies around and you lose time when players have to go and fetch the ball which is a part of cricket. So the time thing is a really difficult one to manage.”

“So I guess stationing the guys who are on the bench around the ground does save you 10 seconds here and there. Potentially. And that all adds up at the end of the day. It’s not really giving you an advantage, it just makes sense. I think it’s common sense in the powerplay to do that,” Agar added.

IND vs PAK LIVE: Rohit Sharma takes a page out of Australia’s book, deploys bench, support staff on boundary to avoid over rate penalty – check out

India adopted the strategy and it worked well for the Men in Blue with Rohit Sharma and Co. finishing the innings well within the time during the game against Pakistan. India has previously suffered due to slow overrate, in the Asia Cup when Pakistan cantered to a five-wicket win in the final overs.

The slow over rate penalty in T20I cricket was first used in a one-off T20I between West Indies and Ireland on January 16, 2022. As per ICC rules, “Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel relates to minimum over-rate offences and players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.”