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EngrOmair
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1-There should not be a free hit after a no ball.
2-Atleast 3 fielders outside circle in first power play.
2-Atleast 3 fielders outside circle in first power play.
Amjid Javed
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If batsmen hits ball into crowd and is caught by a spectator he should be given out.
Rudi hater
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On a serious note, Umpire's call should be removed when using DRS.
That in fact is cheating, they have removed the Mankad rule a batsman can be half way down the pitch now.
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1. In ODI cricket, there should be no field restrictions whatsoever in last 10 overs of the innings. :: Its the bowling team captain discretion how he wants to set the field. This will make the middle period of the innings and batting powerplay much more interesting.
I would like to increase quality of contest, the way it is done in NFL.
Team can have 11 batsmen and 11 bowlers, different people off-course. So most of the time specialist are bowling or batting. Part town bowlers and tailunders batsmen reduce international cricket to below club standard. We want to see quality contest for 100 overs not just certain periods. This also means no over limitation as well. This experiment can be fruitful, focus will shift from balancing team to pure skills at all level. Viewer will have more fun watching cricket.
Plus I want to get ride of 4 fielder rule, because it essentially means bowlers are forced to advertise what line or length they are bowling. It's sort of like in street cricket we had a rule if you hit on leg side you are out. Why force this limitation on bowler??
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Team can have 11 batsmen and 11 bowlers, different people off-course. So most of the time specialist are bowling or batting. Part town bowlers and tailunders batsmen reduce international cricket to below club standard. We want to see quality contest for 100 overs not just certain periods. This also means no over limitation as well. This experiment can be fruitful, focus will shift from balancing team to pure skills at all level. Viewer will have more fun watching cricket.
Plus I want to get ride of 4 fielder rule, because it essentially means bowlers are forced to advertise what line or length they are bowling. It's sort of like in street cricket we had a rule if you hit on leg side you are out. Why force this limitation on bowler??
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Batsmen REVERSE sweeping should be stopped. The bowlers can't change OVER THE WICKET to ROUND THE WICKET, or the other way, without first telling the Umpire !!!!!!!!
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1) Only cheerleaders who score more than 8 out of 10 should be allowed to "cheerlead"
2) Every batsman should be allowed a free hit at the end of the over
3) Every batsman should be allowed a free hit when they hit a 4 or 6
4) Every batsman should be allowed a free hit when the reach 25, 50 and 100
5) A batsman cannot be dimissed on a yorker, bouncer, seaming or swinging ball - if he is, then a no ball is signaled and a free hit is given to the batsman
6) All bats should be reinforced with carbon fibre for extra power
7) Boundary sizes should be limited to 50m
2) Every batsman should be allowed a free hit at the end of the over
3) Every batsman should be allowed a free hit when they hit a 4 or 6
4) Every batsman should be allowed a free hit when the reach 25, 50 and 100
5) A batsman cannot be dimissed on a yorker, bouncer, seaming or swinging ball - if he is, then a no ball is signaled and a free hit is given to the batsman
6) All bats should be reinforced with carbon fibre for extra power
7) Boundary sizes should be limited to 50m
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Apart from gloves, helmets, batsmen forbidden from wearing other 'visible' protective gear oustide their clothing (like pads, arm guards). Can wear what they like under their clothing (eg the 'box') including pads (as close in fielders sometimes do).
Will make lbw decisions easier. batsmen will have to choose between making running difficult (wearing pads under and not over trousers), exposing the wickets by getting legs out of the way, or risk having legs smashed by the ball.
If legs/body stops ball from hitting wicket, even if ball clipping bat-first, batsman should be out LBW.
If legs/body stops ball from hitting wicket, even if pitching outside the line and/or hitting outside the line, batsman should be out LBW.
No umpires call.
When batsman hits a shot, the ball hits the non-strikers end wickets, and the batsman is out of the crease, the non-striker should be given out even if the fielder has not touched the ball.
When a fielders throw results in the ball hitting the wicket on an attempted run-out, there should be no overthrows allowed for the batting team.
If a fielder catches the ball even if he's over the boundary (but doesn't touch the boundary rope), the batsman should be given out and not be given a six.
One bowler from every team should be allowed to bowl twice the number of allotted overs (ie 20) as the maximum allotted for other bowlers (10). You can then still bowl the full 50 overs with four specialist bowlers.
Will make lbw decisions easier. batsmen will have to choose between making running difficult (wearing pads under and not over trousers), exposing the wickets by getting legs out of the way, or risk having legs smashed by the ball.
If legs/body stops ball from hitting wicket, even if ball clipping bat-first, batsman should be out LBW.
If legs/body stops ball from hitting wicket, even if pitching outside the line and/or hitting outside the line, batsman should be out LBW.
No umpires call.
When batsman hits a shot, the ball hits the non-strikers end wickets, and the batsman is out of the crease, the non-striker should be given out even if the fielder has not touched the ball.
When a fielders throw results in the ball hitting the wicket on an attempted run-out, there should be no overthrows allowed for the batting team.
If a fielder catches the ball even if he's over the boundary (but doesn't touch the boundary rope), the batsman should be given out and not be given a six.
One bowler from every team should be allowed to bowl twice the number of allotted overs (ie 20) as the maximum allotted for other bowlers (10). You can then still bowl the full 50 overs with four specialist bowlers.
Remove any field restrictions and impose strict restrictions on the weight and sizes of bat to ensure that the game does not favour the batsmen too heavily. Also, start using a ball that swings more and stays harder for longer duration in ODIs.
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1.in an LBW if the ball has pitched outside the leg stump it should not matter
2.in an LBW it should not matter if the ball has hit the batsmen in line of the stumps or not.
3.In DRS for LBW if the ball is going to hit the stumps it should be given out even if it is umpires call (if you are going to go whit umpires decison why is there DRS)
2.in an LBW it should not matter if the ball has hit the batsmen in line of the stumps or not.
3.In DRS for LBW if the ball is going to hit the stumps it should be given out even if it is umpires call (if you are going to go whit umpires decison why is there DRS)
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Don't know about rules but I would like to limit the number of matches played on flat pitches especially in Asia.
No point having all these rules and the pitches aren't conducive enough to have the desired effect.
No point having all these rules and the pitches aren't conducive enough to have the desired effect.
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I'd like to change the margin of umpire's call to 15 percent instead of 50. I'm not of the opinion that it should be removed altogether, because it accommodates a margin of error in the projected path of the ball from pad onto wicket.
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The hard ball rule!! Lets play with an old tennis ball so that our openers can at least make a contact with the ball :d
silentkiller187
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umpire should have the option to change their call upon reviewing the replay
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Innovative ideas for Cricket
As the Hundred is going on, I was wondering if there are any other outrageous ideas to make cricket simpler, exciting, faster and shorter. Like:
- 10 Overs
- No LBW out
- Quick changeovers between overs, wickets, innings. Penalties like yellow cards and dynamic adjusting of scores (even for the team fielding second) based on time wasted by players.
-No changing of ends after each over. Only once (after over 5) will the ends change in a 10 over innings.
- If a batter plays 3 dot balls in a row, then he/she is retired out, can only play again once all the remaining batters are out/retired.
I know this is turning into baseball, but it's just an exercise in jest.
As the Hundred is going on, I was wondering if there are any other outrageous ideas to make cricket simpler, exciting, faster and shorter. Like:
- 10 Overs
- No LBW out
- Quick changeovers between overs, wickets, innings. Penalties like yellow cards and dynamic adjusting of scores (even for the team fielding second) based on time wasted by players.
-No changing of ends after each over. Only once (after over 5) will the ends change in a 10 over innings.
- If a batter plays 3 dot balls in a row, then he/she is retired out, can only play again once all the remaining batters are out/retired.
I know this is turning into baseball, but it's just an exercise in jest.
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The two new balls in ODI's has destroyed reverse swing.
Just use two until the 30th over, then umpires pick one for the rest of the innings.
Just use two until the 30th over, then umpires pick one for the rest of the innings.
- 2 wickets in one ball like if a batsman is caught and bowl and the bowler runs the batsman out. Then both will be out on the same delivery
- Batsmen will have to run 4 and 6 even if the ball has hit the ropes
- There should be 9 innings of 2 overs
- one umpire should stand behind the keeper
- Atleast the spinners should be allowed to bend their elbow
- Fielders should also wear gloves
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Have a rotation system for bowlers so what i mean by that is in a 20 over match since you have 10 players excluding the wicket keeper all 10 players have to bowl 2 overs
Another concept that can happen if the above is not used is have a you chose over which means the batting team can select any over (except ths last) and they can chose who will bowl that over in from the fielding side and it can be any player from the fielding side. I think that would be interesting
Another concept that can happen if the above is not used is have a you chose over which means the batting team can select any over (except ths last) and they can chose who will bowl that over in from the fielding side and it can be any player from the fielding side. I think that would be interesting
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I'd apply the over-rate rule in use at the hundred universally across white ball cricket. If teams aren't able to bowl their overs by an allotted time, they should be forced to bring an additional man into the ring for each over they are deemed short. It's trickier in test cricket to come up with a viable solution for over-rates, perhaps a ten-run penalty for each over they haven't bowled in a session.
A change in white ball cricket that could make 50-over cricket more interesting: remove the maximum number of overs per bowler. Bowlers should be allowed to bowl 20 overs in an innings if they so desire.
A change in white ball cricket that could make 50-over cricket more interesting: remove the maximum number of overs per bowler. Bowlers should be allowed to bowl 20 overs in an innings if they so desire.
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Personally, I'd like to see the two new ball rule gone from ODI cricket.
If batsmen are good enough, they should still be able to slog the ball around, but it will give the bowlers a chance even if they mess up their lines and lengths fractionally as reverse swing comes into play.
Furthermore, I'd like to extend the degree of arm-bend for finger spinners to 20 degrees to allow some useful variations, and to bring back the art of finger-spin bowling.
If batsmen are good enough, they should still be able to slog the ball around, but it will give the bowlers a chance even if they mess up their lines and lengths fractionally as reverse swing comes into play.
Furthermore, I'd like to extend the degree of arm-bend for finger spinners to 20 degrees to allow some useful variations, and to bring back the art of finger-spin bowling.
jusarrived
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I would make some tweaks into the LBW rule. Lets give bowlers back some advantage.
Remove the need for ball to pitch inside line of stumps, as long as it hits in line it should be good enough.
Remove the need for ball to pitch inside line of stumps, as long as it hits in line it should be good enough.
Rana
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Just one ball in an ODI innings
No ball change at 32 overs either
No ball change at 32 overs either
100% agree. Bowling overall is sooo much more exciting to watch when there is reverse swing and doosras in the equation.
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They have to find a new alternative to the DLS Method, it always gives the batting team an unfair advantage and it is way too outdated.
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Just one ball for ODIs. The last 15 over fielding restrictions should be modified so that bowlers don't just become lunch for the batters.
Maybe an indoor cricket ground for matches affected by rain.
Maybe an indoor cricket ground for matches affected by rain.
Anis Shivani
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Basically, any rule that has disadvantaged bowlers vis-a-vis batsmen should be done away with. And in general there should be as few rules as possible. I don't like any kind of fielding restrictions. Any new rule should have a heavy burden of proof before it is implemented.
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Remove the rule that fielders have to first make contact with the ball (i.e. attempt a catch) within the boundary and allow catches where the fielder is standing beyond the boundary skirting but doesn't make contact with the ground while parrying that ball.
In other words, allow catches/saved sixes where the fielders position themselves beyond the boundary, jump in the air while catching it and then parry it to someone/somewhere in the field of play. Obviously, you'd have to add a caveat that you can only move beyond the boundary after a shot has been played by the batsman and not just set yourself outside the boundary before it.
This would add another dimension to collaboration in the field and would make for some spectacular catches.
In other words, allow catches/saved sixes where the fielders position themselves beyond the boundary, jump in the air while catching it and then parry it to someone/somewhere in the field of play. Obviously, you'd have to add a caveat that you can only move beyond the boundary after a shot has been played by the batsman and not just set yourself outside the boundary before it.
This would add another dimension to collaboration in the field and would make for some spectacular catches.
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Mankading, should be disallowed as nobody likes it, a new rule should be made against leaving the crease from non stricker end. Like disallowing the run if you left crease from the non striker end before the ball is bowled.
If the batsmen knew their runs will be disallowed they will never leave crease early from non striker end.
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Any delivery on which onfield decision is turned around from OUT to NOT OUT on LBW or caught where the stumps are not broken i.e, bowled, stumped or runout should be re-bowled.
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Either that or the ball should be only be deemed dead when the stumps are broken and not just given by the onfield umpire as OUT.
Bewal Express
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New ball in test matches after 70 overs. The new ball always brings runs and wickets.
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Scrap it if they have international standard lights. As the test at Karachi in 2000 showed, this is a nonsense rule
Yes. Cricket already is a minority Sport then this stupid rule turns off people even more.
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I would eliminate all fielding restrictions. Also regulate the bat size, to make it smaller.
Rain stop play must be dealt with. Cricket already often struggles to attract a crowd then this stupid rule further discourages fans. In today's world where people have so much instant entertainment available this game must do whatever it can to attract more spectators. Although it may be very expensive some sort of ceiling or roof tops should be brought in at least at major venues.
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1 - Boundary size MUST BE 90 meters minimum in ALL formats ESPECIALLY IN T20. This will separate boys from men.
Any ground that cannot provide 90 meters boundary should count 4 if the ball lands outside the boundary. And 2 runs if the ball rolls over the boundary line.
I guarantee you, the game is always more interesting when scores are low and runs are hard to come by. And this is the reason why baseball has not lost its charm. Low scores, hard to put runs on the board; games always interesting.
There is a lot of uncertainty behind every pitch. The chances of a strike are always higher than a home run.
However, games should be 10 overs instead of T20.
It will keep the fans on the edge of the seat.
2- No free hit.
Front foot no ball should result in 2 penalty runs. Three front foot no balls should ban the bowler from bowling anymore in the innings.
3 - Unlimited number of bouncers.
Need to revive the charm in pace bowling otherwise this art is already dying a slow death.
4 - Only Three red dots are out, regardless of what the umpire call was.
Ball pitched outside the leg but hitting in line and hitting the stumps with two red dots should also be out.
5 - Mankad should come with one warning.
6 - There should be a better and more fair and realistic way than this stupid D/L method.
7 - No power play or field restrictions.
8 - Third umpire, if makes a wrong decision after clear replays, should face 3 months prison time.
9 - Accessive appealing should result in 5 penalty runs against the fielding team.
10 - Bat’s edge size must not be more than 30 mm, max spine height 50 mm and total weight must not be more than 2 lbs and 10 Oz
Any ground that cannot provide 90 meters boundary should count 4 if the ball lands outside the boundary. And 2 runs if the ball rolls over the boundary line.
I guarantee you, the game is always more interesting when scores are low and runs are hard to come by. And this is the reason why baseball has not lost its charm. Low scores, hard to put runs on the board; games always interesting.
There is a lot of uncertainty behind every pitch. The chances of a strike are always higher than a home run.
However, games should be 10 overs instead of T20.
It will keep the fans on the edge of the seat.
2- No free hit.
Front foot no ball should result in 2 penalty runs. Three front foot no balls should ban the bowler from bowling anymore in the innings.
3 - Unlimited number of bouncers.
Need to revive the charm in pace bowling otherwise this art is already dying a slow death.
4 - Only Three red dots are out, regardless of what the umpire call was.
Ball pitched outside the leg but hitting in line and hitting the stumps with two red dots should also be out.
5 - Mankad should come with one warning.
6 - There should be a better and more fair and realistic way than this stupid D/L method.
7 - No power play or field restrictions.
8 - Third umpire, if makes a wrong decision after clear replays, should face 3 months prison time.
9 - Accessive appealing should result in 5 penalty runs against the fielding team.
10 - Bat’s edge size must not be more than 30 mm, max spine height 50 mm and total weight must not be more than 2 lbs and 10 Oz
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Anything on rain affected games? or where light is not good enough and there are artificial lights
Colorblind Genius
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It's a tough one.
It's financially not feasable to build cricket stadiums with retractable roofs (costs a round $1.5 Billion a piece).
So rain outs are rain outs. Can't do much about them.
Bad light where the artificial lights are available has some minor chance to continue with the game.
Simply resume the game by turning on the lights. But make sure both teams have already signed an agreement for this situation before the tournament/series starts.
As we already know, there are tons upon tons of contractual obligations behind every game. Lots and lots of logistics to be put in place, huge advertisement deals and airtime on live broadcasts are reserved etc.
And hence it's difficult to delay the game for a few hours for weather to get better.
Blind spots in cricket laws
Cricket is a rare game where rules are termed as laws(as if they are more stringent) but their are many blind spots in game which could have adverse impact at big stages just like 2019 WC Final. Eg.
1. If India & Pakistan are playing WC final and 2 runs are needed by Pakistan. Rizwan gets inside edge on pads to the boundry and empire raises finger. What happens?? India wins even of Rizwan is reprieved by review. The ball was dead on appeal and it was last ball.
2. When umpire does not raise finger on lbw appeal and batsman run single. It's the discretion umpire weather he wants to give leb bye signal before or after 10 seconds(review countdown).
Can you think of any other???
Cricket is a rare game where rules are termed as laws(as if they are more stringent) but their are many blind spots in game which could have adverse impact at big stages just like 2019 WC Final. Eg.
1. If India & Pakistan are playing WC final and 2 runs are needed by Pakistan. Rizwan gets inside edge on pads to the boundry and empire raises finger. What happens?? India wins even of Rizwan is reprieved by review. The ball was dead on appeal and it was last ball.
2. When umpire does not raise finger on lbw appeal and batsman run single. It's the discretion umpire weather he wants to give leb bye signal before or after 10 seconds(review countdown).
Can you think of any other???
silentkiller187
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Ball hit the wickets today in ipl, Warner bowled by chahal, bails light up but stay in the stumps / fall back on them. In my opinion should be out.
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Consistent ground size for ODI and T20 world over.
New ball in test matches after 60 or 70 overs.
New ball in test matches after 60 or 70 overs.
1. This soft signal nonsense should be scrapped. The onfield umpire refers any catch or other appeals to third umpire because he himself isn't sure. Then why give his opinion as soft signal. Let third umpire decide using the technology. I'm not talking fielding team taking referrals.
2. Dead ball issue on the appeal needs to be sorted. This is absurd not to count runs even if batsman isn't out.
3. Fingers beneath the ball. This is a grey area where everything depends on third umpire whether he thinks that fingers were beneath ball when ball touched the ground. If ball touched the ground then its not out no matter where the fingers were.
4. Wide ball calls. Lots of wide balls given/not given because of poor umpiring standards. These decisions needs to be overturned quickly by third or fourth umpire. In this IPL itself i have seen many howlers. Its not bowlers fault if batsman tries to make room and ball is within the mark but out of reach.
2. Dead ball issue on the appeal needs to be sorted. This is absurd not to count runs even if batsman isn't out.
3. Fingers beneath the ball. This is a grey area where everything depends on third umpire whether he thinks that fingers were beneath ball when ball touched the ground. If ball touched the ground then its not out no matter where the fingers were.
4. Wide ball calls. Lots of wide balls given/not given because of poor umpiring standards. These decisions needs to be overturned quickly by third or fourth umpire. In this IPL itself i have seen many howlers. Its not bowlers fault if batsman tries to make room and ball is within the mark but out of reach.
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Get rid of bouncer rule. Unlimited bouncers should be allowed.
Also, get rid of free-hit.
Also, get rid of free-hit.
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Top pace bowlers are already a dying breed,, they don't have that much of a "jaan" anymore to deliver bouncers after a bouncers in high pace, and that too on graveyard of a wickets.
But yes, this is a nonsense rule to limit the bouncers anyway.
The biggest issue is the boundary size ESPECIALLY in T20 and to some extend in ODI.
Make the boundary line to 90 meters and reduce the overs from 20 to 10. And it will separate boys from men.
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Trent Boult not permitted by the umpires to bowl again yet due to time spent off the field…shambles from NZ.
Should bowlers be allowed to bowl their overs again straight away after a fielding break?
Should bowlers be allowed to bowl their overs again straight away after a fielding break?
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Since shorter formats are heavily towards batsmen these days with free hit ,umpires call on DRS, once bouncer rule , how about allowing bowlers to bowl a power ball by allowing the bowlers to run in and bowl 2 meters no ball thus increasing the pace on the ball and shortening the batsmen reaction time , bowlers doesn't have to notify the umpires if they want to use the power bowl , the amount of power balls available to the bowlers should be directly proportional to the amount of wickets they have taken and no bowler should be able to bowl unless he has taken one wicket at least to balance things out. Should be available for spinners as well.
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Taking a wicket on power bowl means the bowler can use that power ball again plus the extra one more because of the wicket he has taken.
Seems to balance things out with respect to no balls , free hits and wides , byes , leg byes.
Seems to balance things out with respect to no balls , free hits and wides , byes , leg byes.
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not possible. You cannot make another popping crease for such things. Batsman safety also matters. We dont need more gimmicks,
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Wides in Test matches should be same as in white ball cricket. There is no need for such large allowances in Test cricket.
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It's fine but there should be a limit similar to bouncers.
I don't think anyone has abused it yet but still one must think if there are no repercussions what's stopping the bowler from continuously bowling wides to finish his over?
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I don't understand this umpire call rule. If it is even clipping the stumps, it should be given out. Either ICC does not trust this technology or these umpires are not up to the mark.
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This rule is most frustrating one for me
Why dont they make a full use of technology either go with umpire or stay with DRS
This Umpire's call is so annoying!
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leg byes should count as the batters runs
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Umpires call is because the technology is not 100% accurate, it's a prediction and like with all technology there's a margin of error. If at least half the ball isn't hitting you can't say with certainty the ball would hit the wicket. Umpires call is annoying but it's necessary
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when a batter is not using the bat then why should he get those runs?
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but if tech is not 100% correct so why not give that margin of error to umpire and stick with him istead wasting so much money on technology.
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still it contact his body and should get them.when a batter is not using the bat then why should he get those runs?
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this has been explained in detail by Naseer Hussain. Basically, you are making the wickets much larger than
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that's exactly what umpires call is doing... when the prediction is not certain then you defer to what the umpire originally called
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A club cricketer in Melbourne has been timed out after walking out to bat without gloves or pads in a bizarre incident over the weekend.
As first reported by CODE Sports, St Kilda bowler Edward Verco sacrificed his wicket to prevent captain and No. 3 batter Will Faulkner from being timed out on the final over of the day.
After bowling out Fitzroy-Doncaster for 244 during Saturday’s fourth-grade match at Ian Johnson Oval, the hosts were tasked with surviving one over before stumps. However, St Kilda opener Miles Fricke was trapped LBW for a second-ball duck, dismissed by Lions bowler Rupptaz Kharoud.
St Kilda incorrectly assumed stumps would be called if a wicket fell during the final over, so Faulkner didn’t have his pads on when Fricke was dismissed.
Faulkner was at risk of being timed out as he scrambled to whip on his protective gear, but Verco, who typically bats at No. 11, waltzed out donning short as the team’s sacrificial lamb.
Verco chatted with the umpires for a brief moment before trudging back to the sheds for a diamond duck, dismissed timed out. However, his selfless act gave Faulkner enough time to pad up and walk out to bat at No. 4.
Faulkner survived the final four deliveries of the day, with St Kilda 2-2 at stumps.
“It was a pretty selfless thing he did under the circumstances,” Faulkner told CODE Sports.
“We were under the impression that a wicket in that first and final over of our innings on the day would bring about stumps but that didn’t happen.
“I raced in to put my kit on as quickly as possible and I was padded up just around the three-minute mark, but I was asking what the vibe was when they (Fitzroy Doncaster) were standing around.
“We gathered pretty quickly that Fitzroy Doncaster were going to appeal for timed-out.
“Vercs and I being very good mates, he said, ‘Look Faulks, do you want me to grab my bat and head out to see what they say?’.
“He brought a bat out there with him to get an indication on whether they were going to appeal because if they were he was going to say he was the batsman.
“That was exactly what they did, Fitzroy Doncaster wanted to appeal for timed-out, and he walked off.”
The match will resume on Saturday with St Kilda needing a further 243 runs for victory.
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As first reported by CODE Sports, St Kilda bowler Edward Verco sacrificed his wicket to prevent captain and No. 3 batter Will Faulkner from being timed out on the final over of the day.
After bowling out Fitzroy-Doncaster for 244 during Saturday’s fourth-grade match at Ian Johnson Oval, the hosts were tasked with surviving one over before stumps. However, St Kilda opener Miles Fricke was trapped LBW for a second-ball duck, dismissed by Lions bowler Rupptaz Kharoud.
St Kilda incorrectly assumed stumps would be called if a wicket fell during the final over, so Faulkner didn’t have his pads on when Fricke was dismissed.
Faulkner was at risk of being timed out as he scrambled to whip on his protective gear, but Verco, who typically bats at No. 11, waltzed out donning short as the team’s sacrificial lamb.
Verco chatted with the umpires for a brief moment before trudging back to the sheds for a diamond duck, dismissed timed out. However, his selfless act gave Faulkner enough time to pad up and walk out to bat at No. 4.
Faulkner survived the final four deliveries of the day, with St Kilda 2-2 at stumps.
“It was a pretty selfless thing he did under the circumstances,” Faulkner told CODE Sports.
“We were under the impression that a wicket in that first and final over of our innings on the day would bring about stumps but that didn’t happen.
“I raced in to put my kit on as quickly as possible and I was padded up just around the three-minute mark, but I was asking what the vibe was when they (Fitzroy Doncaster) were standing around.
“We gathered pretty quickly that Fitzroy Doncaster were going to appeal for timed-out.
“Vercs and I being very good mates, he said, ‘Look Faulks, do you want me to grab my bat and head out to see what they say?’.
“He brought a bat out there with him to get an indication on whether they were going to appeal because if they were he was going to say he was the batsman.
“That was exactly what they did, Fitzroy Doncaster wanted to appeal for timed-out, and he walked off.”
The match will resume on Saturday with St Kilda needing a further 243 runs for victory.
St Kilda club cricketer Edward Verco timed out after selfless act rescues captain
WATCH: Bizarre moment club cricketer walked out to bat without pads in selfless act
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The timed out rule in cricket seems quite harsh and could potentially impact the flow of the game.
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During the 4th Test between India and England, Sunil Gavaskar, in the commentary box, shared his views without mentioning any names. However, it was evident that the former India cricketer was referring to Stokes' demands:
"Those wanting umpire's call to be abolished, this is for them. If umpire's call wasn't there, then it would have been bye-bye Duckett. If every ball clipping the stumps were declared out, then more Test matches would end in three days."
"Those wanting umpire's call to be abolished, this is for them. If umpire's call wasn't there, then it would have been bye-bye Duckett. If every ball clipping the stumps were declared out, then more Test matches would end in three days."
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‘Can’t put our head in the sand’: New CA boss to crack down on cricket’s most frustrating rule
New Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has declared he will fight to end of fans’ greatest bugbears in Test cricket.
A month into his new role, the former Australian Cricketers’ Association and NRL boss spoke on several issues impacting the game in a serious of interviews with mastheads across the nation, but he strongly emphasised his desire to put an end to the sport’s rigidness when it comes to light rain and bad light.
It is a familiar sight in day Test matches, with umpires order players to head to the dressing rooms for refuge from drizzle or glooming skies, as fans at the ground and watching on television frustratingly wait for play to resume despite floodlights being in use.
Greenberg has had enough of it however, and said he will lobby to the International Cricket Council to find an appropriate solution, even suggesting a change of ball colour.
Perhaps from the red ball to the pink ball, as is used in day/night Test matches.
“It’s something I’m passionate about and it comes from my starting proposition, which is what business are we in? My view has always been we are in the entertainment business and so if we’re in the entertainment business that means we’re trying to make sure as many fans can enjoy their cricket as possible,” Greenberg told News Corp.
“The frustration that goes when we walk off with bad light is we may be one of the last industries left that would do that.
“We need to find ways to innovate and figure out solutions so that doesn’t happen in the future.
“I’m a realist and I understand why (it happens) and I understand the difficulties, but ultimately we want to give fans the best outcomes and there is nothing more frustrating than having to go off for bad light, particularly in an environment where we can play under lights be it with different coloured balls or different technologies.
“It is something we have to address as a sport, not just Australian cricket, but global cricket to make sure we can live up to the expectations of people who are paying good money to watch our sport.”
The SCG has been the worst culprit among Australian Test venues for rain and bad lights delays in recent years, and Greenberg has also suggested another break from tradition at the famed ground.
The AFL has reportedly pushed behind the scenes for several years for the SCG to move to drop-in pitches like at the MCG, Adelaide Oval and Optus Stadium.
The host of the New Year’s Test along with the Gabba have kept their traditional wicket tables, despite the AFL’s push.
Greenberg suggested that a move to a drop-in square may be beneficial for cricket as the SCG has struggled in recent years to host domestic matches early in October and November after the Sydney Swans finish their AFL campaign in September.
Last summer, the SCG did not host a Sheffield Shield match until November 24 and did not stage a single One-Day Cup match.
Greenberg believes a potential change to drop-in pitches could lead to more domestic cricket at international venues.
“At the moment we can’t even have a conversation about drop-in wickets in Sydney because it’s not feasible to put one in,” Greenberg told the Sydney Morning Herald. “Cricket has long maintained the need to continue with the wicket squares in stadiums, but my view going forward is there’s flexibility on both parties, and for us to use drop-in wickets to our advantage.
“We need to have an open mind, and I’ll certainly bring an open mind to the conversation, whether it’s in Sydney or elsewhere. If governments are going to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure, what they want in return for that is usage and content.
“So we can’t put our head in the sand ... we have to respect infrastructure investment from governments to ensure the venues can be genuinely multipurpose. The advantage for us potentially when we’re not in cricket season or on the shoulder of cricket season, is that we can play additional events with drop-in wickets. So the advantage for sports works both ways.”
It was one of the hot topics at Greenberg’s first ICC meeting in Zimbabwe last week, and the new boss of Australian cricket is determined for the sport not experience a divide like men’s professional golf through a breakaway league.
“You don’t have to be Einstein to work out that there’s an opportunity for Saudi investment for a lot of sports across the world,” Greenberg told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“The principal point is: do you want it to happen to you, or do you want it to happen with you? I’ve taken a view for cricket that if that were to happen, we’d rather be inside the conversation than outside the conversation.
“We’ve clearly seen what happens when you’re outside the conversation in other sports. So, bringing a curious mind to it, and there will be lots of challenges, but that curious mind will put you in good stead down the track. There will still be some people who feel a level of concern, and that’s completely understandable. And I will share some of those concerns.
“But I also have the view that the world is evolving quickly, so for us to think some of these things will go away, I think would be to the detriment of our sport. So, making sure you’re in the conversation or at least can have the opportunity to listen, is important because I don’t want it to happen without our knowledge or understanding or input.”
Greenberg’s philosophy of working with any potential Saudi investment could mean a big change to the Big Bash League.
Cricket Australia have reportedly been seriously considering the introduction of privatisation to Australia’s premier T20 competition.
It would follow the recent move of the England and Wales Cricket Board to sell off 49 per cent of teams in The Hundred to private investors, including IPL team owners and American investment firms.
Private enterprises already owned teams across the IPL, America’s Major League Cricket, South Africa’s SA20, the Caribbean Premier League and the UAE’s ILT20 before expanding into England.
Greenberg did not rule out that similar could happen in Australia, but it would not come from a position of desperation or necessity.
“I think a lot of people on the back of what’s happened in the UK with the Hundred are just expecting that we’ll do the same thing here. And I’m at pains to point out to people, that’s not the case,” Greenberg told News Corp.
“What we have to do first is let’s have a look at what options for headroom we’ve got, what growth opportunities we have in the league.
“This is a very profitable league. It’s doing really well. So the question for us is how do we maximise some of that?
“Is that changing some of our strategy, is it expansion? And considering all of those things before we even get to the point of, do we want external investment to come into our league?
“We are fortunate we can consider these things from a position of real strength. Everything is on the table so I want to make sure we’ve got an eye to the future to innovate and evolve, but we don’t have to make any rushed decisions.
“… I don’t want to be the sport that puts its head in the sand. I want to be a sport that has the view to the future and is open-minded to both evolution and change, whilst always protecting what’s really fundamental and core to the sport.”
SOURCE: https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...e/news-story/f870c7fc532ef9a52337fa39020b4e68
New Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has declared he will fight to end of fans’ greatest bugbears in Test cricket.
A month into his new role, the former Australian Cricketers’ Association and NRL boss spoke on several issues impacting the game in a serious of interviews with mastheads across the nation, but he strongly emphasised his desire to put an end to the sport’s rigidness when it comes to light rain and bad light.
It is a familiar sight in day Test matches, with umpires order players to head to the dressing rooms for refuge from drizzle or glooming skies, as fans at the ground and watching on television frustratingly wait for play to resume despite floodlights being in use.
Greenberg has had enough of it however, and said he will lobby to the International Cricket Council to find an appropriate solution, even suggesting a change of ball colour.
Perhaps from the red ball to the pink ball, as is used in day/night Test matches.
“It’s something I’m passionate about and it comes from my starting proposition, which is what business are we in? My view has always been we are in the entertainment business and so if we’re in the entertainment business that means we’re trying to make sure as many fans can enjoy their cricket as possible,” Greenberg told News Corp.
“The frustration that goes when we walk off with bad light is we may be one of the last industries left that would do that.
“We need to find ways to innovate and figure out solutions so that doesn’t happen in the future.
“I’m a realist and I understand why (it happens) and I understand the difficulties, but ultimately we want to give fans the best outcomes and there is nothing more frustrating than having to go off for bad light, particularly in an environment where we can play under lights be it with different coloured balls or different technologies.
“It is something we have to address as a sport, not just Australian cricket, but global cricket to make sure we can live up to the expectations of people who are paying good money to watch our sport.”
The SCG has been the worst culprit among Australian Test venues for rain and bad lights delays in recent years, and Greenberg has also suggested another break from tradition at the famed ground.
The AFL has reportedly pushed behind the scenes for several years for the SCG to move to drop-in pitches like at the MCG, Adelaide Oval and Optus Stadium.
The host of the New Year’s Test along with the Gabba have kept their traditional wicket tables, despite the AFL’s push.
Greenberg suggested that a move to a drop-in square may be beneficial for cricket as the SCG has struggled in recent years to host domestic matches early in October and November after the Sydney Swans finish their AFL campaign in September.
Last summer, the SCG did not host a Sheffield Shield match until November 24 and did not stage a single One-Day Cup match.
Greenberg believes a potential change to drop-in pitches could lead to more domestic cricket at international venues.
“At the moment we can’t even have a conversation about drop-in wickets in Sydney because it’s not feasible to put one in,” Greenberg told the Sydney Morning Herald. “Cricket has long maintained the need to continue with the wicket squares in stadiums, but my view going forward is there’s flexibility on both parties, and for us to use drop-in wickets to our advantage.
“We need to have an open mind, and I’ll certainly bring an open mind to the conversation, whether it’s in Sydney or elsewhere. If governments are going to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure, what they want in return for that is usage and content.
“So we can’t put our head in the sand ... we have to respect infrastructure investment from governments to ensure the venues can be genuinely multipurpose. The advantage for us potentially when we’re not in cricket season or on the shoulder of cricket season, is that we can play additional events with drop-in wickets. So the advantage for sports works both ways.”
It was one of the hot topics at Greenberg’s first ICC meeting in Zimbabwe last week, and the new boss of Australian cricket is determined for the sport not experience a divide like men’s professional golf through a breakaway league.
“You don’t have to be Einstein to work out that there’s an opportunity for Saudi investment for a lot of sports across the world,” Greenberg told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“The principal point is: do you want it to happen to you, or do you want it to happen with you? I’ve taken a view for cricket that if that were to happen, we’d rather be inside the conversation than outside the conversation.
“We’ve clearly seen what happens when you’re outside the conversation in other sports. So, bringing a curious mind to it, and there will be lots of challenges, but that curious mind will put you in good stead down the track. There will still be some people who feel a level of concern, and that’s completely understandable. And I will share some of those concerns.
“But I also have the view that the world is evolving quickly, so for us to think some of these things will go away, I think would be to the detriment of our sport. So, making sure you’re in the conversation or at least can have the opportunity to listen, is important because I don’t want it to happen without our knowledge or understanding or input.”
Greenberg’s philosophy of working with any potential Saudi investment could mean a big change to the Big Bash League.
Cricket Australia have reportedly been seriously considering the introduction of privatisation to Australia’s premier T20 competition.
It would follow the recent move of the England and Wales Cricket Board to sell off 49 per cent of teams in The Hundred to private investors, including IPL team owners and American investment firms.
Private enterprises already owned teams across the IPL, America’s Major League Cricket, South Africa’s SA20, the Caribbean Premier League and the UAE’s ILT20 before expanding into England.
Greenberg did not rule out that similar could happen in Australia, but it would not come from a position of desperation or necessity.
“I think a lot of people on the back of what’s happened in the UK with the Hundred are just expecting that we’ll do the same thing here. And I’m at pains to point out to people, that’s not the case,” Greenberg told News Corp.
“What we have to do first is let’s have a look at what options for headroom we’ve got, what growth opportunities we have in the league.
“This is a very profitable league. It’s doing really well. So the question for us is how do we maximise some of that?
“Is that changing some of our strategy, is it expansion? And considering all of those things before we even get to the point of, do we want external investment to come into our league?
“We are fortunate we can consider these things from a position of real strength. Everything is on the table so I want to make sure we’ve got an eye to the future to innovate and evolve, but we don’t have to make any rushed decisions.
“… I don’t want to be the sport that puts its head in the sand. I want to be a sport that has the view to the future and is open-minded to both evolution and change, whilst always protecting what’s really fundamental and core to the sport.”
SOURCE: https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...e/news-story/f870c7fc532ef9a52337fa39020b4e68
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Batsmen allowed to take runs after a throw from the fielder hits the stumps. I think that's unfair.
I want the fielders to be rewarded for accuracy.
Disallowing batsmen to take a run if the ball hits the stumps will be a better risk-reward situation for fielders. If you hit the stumps, there's a chance of getting the batsman out and no penalty. However, if you miss, you risk giving away runs.
I want the fielders to be rewarded for accuracy.
Disallowing batsmen to take a run if the ball hits the stumps will be a better risk-reward situation for fielders. If you hit the stumps, there's a chance of getting the batsman out and no penalty. However, if you miss, you risk giving away runs.
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