Could red cards solve cricket's slow over rate problem?
Sunil Narine becomes the first player to receive a 'red card' for slow over rates in the Caribbean Premier League.
Sunil Narine, the Trinbago Knight Riders spinner made unwanted history by becoming the first cricketer to receive a red card during a Caribbean Premier League match.
The CPL Tournament Operations Director Michael Hall said in a statement prior to the start of the tournament, 'we have been disappointed that our T20 games have been getting longer and longer each year, and we want to do what we can to arrest this trend'.
One of those rules was introduce red cards, a first in the game, for both men's and women's competitions to combat slow over rates to ensure teams are bowling their quota of overs in the mandated 85 minutes.
The sanction means a team loses a player which is selected by the captain and must have six fielders inside the circle.
Alison Mitchell and the Stumped team discuss the new rule and whether we could see this being introduced in the Indian Premier League.
Photo: Sunil Narine of Trinbago Knight Riders celebrates the dismissal of Shoaib Malik of Guyana Amazon Warriors during the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League match 11 between Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors at Warner Park Sporting Complex on September 1, 2021 in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. (Credit: CPL T20/Getty Images)
