MCC's Head of Cricket John Stephenson (extreme left), committee member Ricky Pointing, MCC Chairman Mike Brearley and committee member Ramiz Raja (extreme right) at a press conference yesterday. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Like football, cricket may soon see an umpire flashing a red card to eject cricketers from a game for serious disciplinary breaches. Once ejected, the cricketer will be out for the entire duration of the game.