The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Wednesday announced the new law code for 2022. The MCC law sub-committee had a meeting last week where they approved several changes to the 2022 law. Earlier, the 2017 Rules of Cricket played a very important role in shaping the cricket and the 2022 Rules are expected to follow the same. The new law code will come into effect from October 1.
Several notable changes in the Laws of Cricket are given below:
Rule 1 – Substitution Players
The MCC has introduced a new section – Law 1.3 which deals with replacement players. Substitutions are now treated as if they were the same players they replaced on the field. They will receive a ban or dismissal made by the player in that match.
Law 18 – Batsmen returning when caught
The MCC extensively modified the second law, pursuant to Law 18.11, that when a batsman is caught, the player at bat shall start from the striker’s end (unless it is the end of an over). Earlier, the new player would go to the non-striker’s end if the batsman crossed before taking the catch but the law has changed to reward the bowler for taking a wicket. It was first tested by the England and Wales Cricket Board at The Hundred tournament.
Law 20.4.2.12 – Dead Ball
Dead-balls sometimes play an important role in matches and the MCC has made several changes and amended the law. In recent times, on several occasions intruders have entered the field, hurting the continuity of the game and sometimes benefiting both sides. The new law will allow the umpire to call it a dead ball when any person, animal or other object on the field of play causes damage to either side.
Law 21.4 – The bowler throws to the striker’s end before the delivery
If a bowler throws the ball in an attempt to run out the striker before entering his delivery stride, it is now a dead ball. This is an extremely rare scenario, which has been called a no ball until now.
Law 22.1 – Comprehensive Decision Making
Law 22.1 has been amended to take unfair advantage of batsmen. In modern day cricket, batsmen play a lot of innovative shots and for this they move around the crease before moving the ball to create doubt in the bowler’s mind. The new law stipulates that a ‘wide’ shall apply to the place where the batsman stands, where the striker stands at any point since the bowler has commenced the run-up, and which shall also extend to the striker in a normal batting position. could.
Law 25.8 – Striker’s right to play the ball
The new rule 25.8 will allow the batsman to hit the ball when it is off the pitch. The batsman has to take care that some part of his bat or person remains within the pitch. If they overtake, the umpire will call and signal a dead ball. As a reward to the batsman, any ball that forces him to leave the pitch is also called a no ball.
Laws 27.4 and 28.6 – Unfair movement by the fielding side
The MCC made another important change in the laws. If there is an improper act by the fielding side while the ball is being bowled, the batting side will be awarded 5 penalty runs. Previously, this was called a dead-ball and would have been detrimental to the batting side as a good shot or boundary with that dead ball was forfeited.
Law 38.3 – Advancing the run out of a non-striker
It was the law that required some amendment as many critics called it controversial. The MCC’s new Code of Laws has moved the run-out by a non-striker (Mankad) from Law 41 – Unfair Play to Law 38 – Run-out. Whereas the terminology of the law remains the same.
Rule 41.3 – No saliva
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the MCC to ban saliva on the ball, which helps bowlers swing, especially with the red ball. The MCC claims that its research has found that the ban on saliva had little or no effect on the amount of swing the bowlers received. In recent times, players started using their sweat to shine the ball instead of saliva as the MCC suggested it was equally effective for them.
The new laws will not allow the use of saliva on the ball, which removes any gray areas from fielders eating sweets to replace their saliva to apply to the ball. Saliva shall be used in the same manner as any other improper method of changing the position of the ball.
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