The ICC or the International Cricket Council had introduced a
whole new set of rules which are to be put to use from September 28th.
So that means that on September 28th, the India vs Australia
match to be held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru would be played under the
new rules issued by the ICC.
So
what are these new rules?
The
rules is listed in random order . Say in comment which rule made you feel shocked
?
1. Boundary catches.
A
player attempting to take a boundary catch must be airborne from the inside of
the boundary in order to take a catch, irrespective of whether his feet touch
the ground or not. This means a player cannot jump from outside of the
boundary, take a catch mid-air and land inside the boundary.
2. Players can be sent
off.
Like football, in
cricket too, players now could be sent off for serious or violent
misconduct.
3. DRS changes.
-
Teams would no longer lose one of their allotted reviews if the decision turns
out to be "Umpire's call" which means 50% of the ball doesn't hit the
stumps.
-No top up reviews after 80 overs as previously there was the case with
test cricket.
- The DRS may also be used in T20 Internationals from now on.4. Bouncing bat run
outs.
Bouncing
bat run outs won't be given as out considering the batsman and the bat are in
"continued forward momentum through running or diving"
5. Fielders can be
penalized.
Fielders
intentionally deceiving or distracting a batsman (for example, mock fielding
where a player pretends to throw or pick up a ball) can now be penalized.
6. Thickness.
Finally,
ICC is able to put a cap on the bat's thickness, with the width and the length
unchanged, the thickness and depth has been limited to 40mm and 67mm
respectively.
7. Tethered bails.
The
ICC has approved the use of tethered bails i.e. bails attached to a string to
prevent injuries.
8. The number of substitutes.
In
Test Cricket, the number of substitutes have increased from four to six.
9. Helmet.
Players
can now be caught, stumped, or run out after the ball strikes the helmet
being
worn by the fielder or the wicketkeeper.
10. No ball!
A
no ball will be called if the delivery bounces more than once before reaching
the crease of the batsman's end. Previously, the rule applied to more than two
bounces.
11. A batsman can be
recalled.
A
batsman can be recalled by umpires or an appeal can be withdrawn by the
fielders before the next ball is bowled even if the batsman has left the
field.
12. Bowlers can be
asked not to bowl.
Bowlers
who are caught deliberately bowling a no-ball would be banned from bowling for
the remainder of the innings.
13. No handling the
ball dismissal.
Handling
the ball is no longer a separate dismissal, from now on, it would be counted
under obstructing the field law.
14. Max overs a bowler
can bowl.
If a match is shortened to less than ten overs in case of rain,
the bowler's max quota of overs won't be reduced to less than two.
Source: ICC Media - Twitter
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