Cricket has never stopped evolving: from round-arm bowling becoming the standard, to the 15-degree rule for arm flexion while bowling. From the number of balls per over to the specifications of equipment - ranging from glove-webbing to bat handles - almost every aspect of the game is regulated. New rules are frequently put in place - especially in the shorter forms of the game, as in the case of Powerplays, free hits, and the tweaking of field restrictions.
Sep 30, 2022
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Turns out one of the laws of the game is immoral if applied, even if why that is so cannot be explained or defended
Sep 28, 2022
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Aka everything you wished people would stop saying about the Deepti Sharma-Charlie Dean run out
Sep 20, 2022 The ICC's changes will also destigmatise the run-out of the non-striker for backing up - "Mankading" - by moving it from "unfair play" to "run-out"
Apr 10, 2022 It's happened before in the format, in the 2019 South Asian Games, when Bhutan's Sonam Togbay retired out against Maldives
Sep 22, 2021 ESPNcricinfo had adopted the gender-neutral terms in mid-April this year
Sep 13, 2021 Uganda were reduced from 153 for 1 to 186 for 6 as a result, but still went on to win comfortably
May 11, 2021 "Sustainability is a relevant topic for MCC and indeed cricket, and this angle of willow alternatives should also be considered"
Feb 22, 2021 Guardian of cricket's Laws launches global consultation on short-pitched bowling
Dec 6, 2020
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The shot gives batsmen a huge unfair advantage. Bowlers will take matters into their own hands if the officials don't step in
Aug 18, 2020 SA's director of cricket feels the rain rule is at least two decades out of date, especially in T20s
