MCC Open To Changing Rules Of Short-pitch Bowling

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), custodian of laws of the game, is open to changing the rules of short-pitch bowling after a "global consultation" on the subject.

The MCC World Cricket Committee met recently via a video conference to discuss issues facing the game.

"The committee heard that MCC is to embark on a global consultation on whether the Law relating to short-pitched deliveries is fit for the modern game," the Committee said in a statement issued on Monday.