Cricket great Shane Warne believes the ICC should introduce penalties that impact the game for slow over rates, as opposed to the current fines handed down.
Warne was one of many who were left seething during the first ODI between Australia and India, which saw the tourists take over four hours to complete their 50 overs.
India's squad was fined 20 percent of their match fees from the opening one-dayer, but Warne believes that financial penalties have little impact on today's players.
"There's so many different ways you can do it, but I don't think a financial penalty in this day and age will have any influence, especially on the Indian team who are lucky enough - and deserve - to earn such big money," he said on commentary for Fox Cricket.
"I think it's got to be runs or missing games. I don't think it's fair on just the captain (to be penalised), I know its his responsibility to make sure. He has to be the one that suffers so he has to get his team in order."
Warne suggested that a run penalty whereby the batting team is awarded 25 runs for every over that is over time could be a potential solution.
"Imagine for every over you're late, you had a 25-run penalty rather than financial," he said.
"Imagine if you were a couple of overs down and you got a par score. The only problem you might have is that batsmen might start taking a bit more time.
"The other night was a bad example because you'd be chasing 400, but if you get those in-between scores like 260 or 270 and suddenly it's 300, that's a big difference.
"I think if it's a third strike, then the captain should miss out. We've just got to do something.
"It's not fair for the fans or TV networks and everyone that's watching the game, it shouldn't take so long."
Warne's view was supported by Australian Test spinner Nathan Lyon, who said the onus was on the fielders, rather than bowlers, to help rush through the overs.
"For me, it's not just the bowler taking the time, I've got all the time for bowlers to make sure they're clear, it's just more once the over is done you run to your mark or you hurry up rather than dawdling," he said.
"You run and you get to your position to allow the bowler to stay calm and have that little bit of extra time at the top of their mark to make sure we're clear and executing."
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