NEW DELHI, May 31: A plan to allow teams to appeal against umpiring decisions during one-day games will not diminish the umpires' role, a senior ICC official said on Wednesday.

“The beauty of this process recommended is two-fold,” Dave Richardson, general manager-cricket at cricket's ruling body, told reporters.

“One, it does not take away from the role of the on-field umpire – he must make his decision.

“Only if the player feels he has made a mistake, then he can say to him 'can you check that please (with the TV umpire)?'.

“In effect the referrals will happen only when there has been a mistake.”

The ICC proposal announced this month would allow teams three appeals per innings to the third umpire if a decision is disputed.

The move has come in for criticism with former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad, among others, saying it could convey a lack of confidence in the umpires.

If the ICC cricket committee backs the rule and it is accepted by the ICC board at its July meeting, it would be tried out at this year's ICC Champions Trophy in India and, if successful, repeated at next year's World Cup.——Reuters