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.
Feb 21, 2016
| Ian Chappell
Given how front-foot line calls are tougher than they look, this change would allow the umpire more time to focus on decisions after the ball is delivered
MCC news
Sep 30, 2015 The MCC has confirmed an update to the Laws that allows a fielder to make a "significant movement" before the striker has played the ball
ICC news
Jun 26, 2015 The ICC board has decided to do away with catching fielders in the first ten overs, get rid of the batting Powerplay, and allow five fielders outside the 30-yard circle in the last ten overs of an ODI innings
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