The Duckworth-Lewis method, the system used during rain-affected one-day matches, could undergo a revamp to take into account the Twenty20 format of the game.
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The system was first introduced in 1997 after years of trying to make one-day matches which have been affected by rain more competitive.
The system has had a few minor adjustments since then but, due to the different demands of T20 cricket, the time has come for a major overhaul.
"People have suggested that we need to look very carefully and see whether in fact the numbers in our formula are totally appropriate for the Twenty20 game," Frank Duckworth, one of the co-inventors, told The Guardian.
"We thought it was appropriate to wait until the end of this competition when we've got a lot more Twenty20 data on our database.
"If there are any changes these should be ready for the commencement of the southern hemisphere season on 1 October." He added that if there were alterations, they were unlikely to make a significant difference to the calculations.
The ICC have said that they are content with the current system but they'll remain open to the possibility of alternative put forward by member boards. The last update to the Duckworth-Lewis system was in 2006.
The system is very complex and has often left commentators, crowds and even players confused but nobody argues that it is a much better system than those which came before it.
The Indian Cricket League uses a local system known as VJD but Duckworth slammed the system and said that it tries to "give people what they feel is a fair answer" and of "fiddling his figures to do it".
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