Four things next week's ICC meeting should look to address
May 26, 2018
| Sidharth Monga
From bringing swing back in short-form cricket to cracking down on abusive language, here's a wishlist
Cricket rules
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.
Why Australia ought to have made it to the Champions Trophy semis
Dec 24, 2017
| Analysis
If the team batting second has reached a winning target at the time of a stoppage, why wait for the quota of overs to be completed before looking at the revised targets?
Bring back the back-foot no-ball law
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
MCC revises fielder movement Law
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
Bowlers benefit from ODI rule changes
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
ECB moots four-day Tests, 40-over World Cup
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
Gimme slimmer bats over fatter records
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
Time to enforce Law 24
Jul 6, 2014
| Kartikeya Date
If umpires are allowed to judge every delivery on its merits, the problem of throwing can be solved
It's idiotic to not mankad a straying non-striker
Jun 15, 2014
| Ian Chappell
You don't warn a batsman before stumping him, so why warn him before he steals a run?