The International Cricket Council held a meeting on Tuesday where board members discussed several agenda items including cricket in Sri Lanka, gender eligibility rules and the introduction of a trial stopwatch in men's ODI and T20I cricket.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to introduce a stopwatch in men's ODI and T20I cricket on a trial basis from December 2023 to April 2024.

The clock is used to regulate the time between overs. If the bowling team is not ready to bowl the next over within 60 seconds of the completion of the previous over, a 5-run penalty will be assessed the third time in an innings.

“The new policy is based on the following principles (in order of priority): protecting the integrity of women's football, safety, fairness and inclusion, and this applies to all male participants who have undergone any form of male puberty.” are not eligible “to participate in international women’s football regardless of any surgery or gender reassignment treatment they may have undergone,” the ICC said.

ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice said: "The changes to the gender eligibility rules are the result of a comprehensive consultation process, are based on scientific evidence and are consistent with the core principles developed during the review. "Inclusivity is incredibly important to us as a sport, but our priority was to protect the integrity of international women’s game and the safety of players.”

The ICC has also agreed to introduce a Test “stopwatch” in men’s ODI and T20I cricket from December 2023 to April 2024. This aims to regulate the time between overs.