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All Articles under 'Cricket Rules & Laws'
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What is super over rule in cricket? Also known as one over eleminator, this rule is used when two teams finish at same score in a Twenty20 match. yes, only in Twenty20 or T20 (20 over/side cricket) matches.. not in one day internationals (50 overs/side cricket) and Test Cricket (5 day cricket).
Explanation : When a team scores, say 150 in 20 overs and chasing team also finishes with 150 from their quota of overs (irrespective of wickets lost), 1 additional over is played by each side and whoever scores more, wins the game.
Simple as it may sound, there are few pointers related to it :=
1. Subject to weather conditions, one ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Thu, 28 May 2009
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Like you sweep your table with a piece of cloth - Batsman facing spinners, sometimes, meet the ball with their bat as sweeping object & paddle it down the corner on leg side to make a run.. this is called Sweep shot.
History suggests Graham Gooch of England first started Sweep shot against India in a World Cup match at Mumbai in 1987. Gooch hit 115 that day..
As cricket evolved, reverse sweep shot came into picture were batters changed their grip and swept the ball to off side where fielders were less. Andy Flower of Zimbabwe really mastered the art of reverse sweep shot but now - Kevin Pietersen of England has come up with ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Wed, 12 November 2008
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A ball is bowled and batsman plays a shot.. an appeal is made (for lbw, caught behind etc) and within seconds - onfield umpire signals 'out' or 'not out'.
An umpire - a human, is prone to making mistakes as they take decisions in split seconds. but, on Television - Hawk Eye and Hot Spot coupled with extreme computerized technology and heavy lensed cameras PREDICT that umpire's decision was wrong.
Now match after match, cricket audiences around the world feel cricket umpires are not good enough. ICC had to fix this conflict and they've come up with rule of challenging umpires decision with the help of third umpire who now will watch the ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Thu, 16 October 2008
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Cricket is a batsman's game. or is it? a bowler can bowl the worst ball of his life, yet he gets another chance whereas one bad shot from a batsman might end the match for him.
Often I wonder whether batsman (or bats they use) in world cricket have evolved lot more than the bowlers over the years. Even when there are 10 total ways in which a batsman can be dismissed in a cricket match, bowlers are failing to device methods to bring about a batsman's dismissal.
Now that we've made a note of the fact, in following, I repeat & explain all the 10 modes of dismissals there are in a game of cricket. ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Fri, 22 February 2008
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Itsonlycricket has already released two articles on what is power play in one day cricket and Twenty20 cricket. In following, we explain the complicated rule once again for the reason that ICC have recently made some changes to this Powerplay law.
But this time, we'll also look at some other field restriction rules of cricket its fans are not usually aware of. bring your reading glasses..
Do you understand
Inner circle : which is 30 yards from stumps on both ends of cricket pitch.
Now the Powerplay rule is divided into three blocks : block 1 = first 10 overs of every ODI innings. Block 2 & 3 = 5 overs each, depending ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Fri, 01 February 2008
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Fact : Umpires get moment or two to decide whether a batsman is out or not when the ball hits his pads and bowlers appeal their heart out.
Ill effect : Commentators get as many replays (Hawk Eye) as they may wish to scrutinize the decision made by umpires.
Not all commentators explain the rule of lbw in cricket every time they dissect a decision made on field and leave a beginner cricket fan wondering why that wasn't out or why it was.. 2 hours since itsonlycricket received a humble email from 'Jyotsna in Auckland in New Zealand', we've decided to revisit the full laws & regulations related to the rule of "leg before ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sun, 27 January 2008
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An article over 2 months in writing. My idea started from problogger after reading his A to Z of blogging, but after writing 30-40% of it, I realized how lengthy, boring at times but important this article can be for those who understand game of cricket not that much. Hopefully Itsonlycricket readers will be benefited by it, or else enjoy to know how many terms are used in the game we share common love with.
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Appeal : a polite question to umpire, whether batsman was out off recently bowled delivery, or not.
Ashes : a "5 test match" series : England vs Australia. Oldest of all, played every 2nd ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sat, 14 July 2007
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Another art of cricket WAS to defend 90 miles per hour delivery. Not many could do that with authority, to score some runs later. Jaffa's or Corker's bowled by thirsty bowlers deserved an acknowledgment from batsman.
Not any more. I capitalized 'was' in above because those who make cricket rules, have introduced free-hit in one day cricket (ODI), from 1st October 2007. Meaning is simple - once the bowler bowls a foot no-ball - batsman can't be out off the next delivery, except run-out. Of course, the batsman will try to smash that 'next ball' anywhere possible for maximum runs - which in fact is the idea!
It used to be a rule in twenty20 cricket, ever ... .. Read complete article |
Added on Sat, 30 June 2007
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