Sri Lankan series won't be played under new rules

The triangular tournament involving India, Sri Lanka and West Indies, starting on July 30, will not be played under the new rules for one-day internationals. The Sri Lankan cricket board have informed the BCCI of its decision not to introduce the changes, which officially take effect on July 31.

Gautam Dasgupta, joint secretary of the BCCI, said: "We have received a letter from the Sri Lankan cricket board in this regard. It is the prerogative of the hosts to decide on this matter." He added that the BCCI had no problem with the decision of the Sri Lankan board to stick to the old rules.

The new rules, which will come into effect from July 30, allow every team to make one substitution during the game and has 20 overs of fielding restrictions instead of 15, of which two blocks of five are used at the fielding captain's discretion.

England and Australia will become the first teams to trail the new rules during the NatWest Challenge, which starts on July 7, after both sides agreed to adopt the changes.