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.
ICC news
Feb 25, 2015 Test cricket could be reduced to four days, and the next World Cup curtailed to just 40 overs a side if wide-ranging discussions between the chairmen of the English counties and the ECB become firm proposals, and are ultimately adopted by the ICC
Jan 21, 2015
| Rob Steen
Unlike in baseball, where you could mistake Babe Ruth's slugger for a modern-day one, in cricket the difference in sizes and weights is mind-boggling - and harmful
Jul 6, 2014
| Kartikeya Date
If umpires are allowed to judge every delivery on its merits, the problem of throwing can be solved
Jun 15, 2014
| Ian Chappell
You don't warn a batsman before stumping him, so why warn him before he steals a run?
Apr 2, 2014
| Martin Crowe
Instead of helping umpires react instinctively to situations, we have burdened them with misleading technology that has turned them into second-class citizens
Mar 27, 2014
| Michael Jeh
Officials spend precious time scrutinising bowlers' foot faults but ignore it when non-strikers gain unfair head starts
Cricket 2013
Dec 26, 2013
| Review 2013
Sanjay Manjrekar, Mark Butcher, Sharda Ugra, Jarrod Kimber, David Hopps and Sambit Bal talk about why two new balls are a good idea
Oct 23, 2013
| V Ramnarayan
If we don't want limited-overs cricket to turn into one-sided massacres, we need to change some rules and encourage attacking fields
Sep 14, 2013
| Guest Spot
These days being consistent is valued more than making the right decision. It's time we backed umpires to use their discretion when it comes to issues like bad light
Cricket rules
Feb 25, 2012
| Michael Jeh
Cricket needs to find a way to eliminate these anomalies because it is a game decided by the smallest of margins
