The International Cricket Council (1CC) will change "batsman" to the gender-neutral term "batter" in its playing conditions starting from this month's Twenty20 World Cup.
ICC acting CEO Geoff Allardice said, "The ICC has been utilising the term batter for some time now across our channels and in commentary and we welcome the MCC's decision to implement it into the Laws of cricket and will follow suit with our playing conditions that are derived from the laws"
He also added, "It's a small change, but one that I hope will have a significant impact on cricket being viewed as a more inclusive sport."
The preliminary round matches of the men's T20 World Cup will start on October 17 in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
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