Remember Suryakumar’s dismissal in the fourth T20I between India and England in Ahmedabad? David Malan’s catch in the deep off Sam Curran’s delivery had sent Yadav back to the pavilion, and while it wasn’t a clean take, third umpire Virender Sharma went with on-field umpire’s ‘soft signal’, stating a lack of conclusive evidence.

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Now, however, new reports seem to suggest that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned the ‘soft signal’ rule from the upcoming 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The rule, according to which the TV umpire considers the ‘soft signal’ from the on-field umpire has been the cause of controversy in recent times.

IPL 2021: No 'soft signal' this year, 3rd umpire can fix 'short run' error

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As reported by ANI, on Saturday, March 27, the BCCI updated Appendix D – Clause 2.2.2 of the playing conditions for the IPL. The clause states the rule regarding the soft signal.

Here’s how the BCCI has updated the ‘soft signal’ rule for IPL 2021: “Soft Signal: On-field Umpire giving Soft Signal while referring the decision to the 3rd Umpire will not be applicable.”

Sources close to the development told Sportskeeda, ““There have been cases wherein the soft signal has kind of created confusion rather than giving clarity to the third umpire and that is why it was felt that going back to the old method of referring decisions to the third umpire if the on-field umpires are not sure should be followed.”

According to the updated rules, the third umpire can now overturn short run decisions from the on-field umpires. In the last edition of IPL, the on-field umpire gave a controversial decision which eventually led to Punjab Kings losing the game against Delhi Capitals. The new rule should iron out such issues in the future.

The upcoming edition of IPL is all set to begin from April 9 with the opening match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai.

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