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With a game that is dominated by rules and numbers, Cricket is a sport that is played by two teams and is termed a religion for people. Most of them used to worship the game which has an emotional connection to it as two teams play for pride and respect for their respective nations. You would be amazed to see the new set of rules that still exist in the rule books of cricket.
Here are the top 5 weird rules in the game of cricket.
No Ball if the bowler throws in the striker’s end
It will now be Dead Ball if a bowler throws the ball to run out the striker before beginning their delivery stride. This is a highly unusual situation that has been referred to as a "No ball" up until this point.
Penalty runs if the fielder wears wicketkeeper’s gloves
When collecting the ball, a wicketkeeper frequently wears gloves. The only member of the fielding squad who is permitted to wear gloves is the wicketkeeper.
If any other fielders use the wicket-keeper's gloves (even for 10 seconds) without intending to be a wicket-keeper, the batting team is assessed 5 penalty runs.
Meowing the grass on the cricket pitch
It is not unusual to see someone mowing the grass on the cricket pitch. In order to maintain consistency throughout the field for cricket, it is necessary to mow the grass. The amount of grass that must be left on the field must adhere to certain guidelines. The pitch's grass follows the same rules.
But what makes it weird is that the pitch must mowed even if there is no grass on the pitch. This kind of rule also still exists in cricket.
LBW means ‘Body before wicket’
In a normal way, if the batsman gets out is an LBW or is called leg before wicket. But there is a theory behind it, the word ‘Leg’ in LBW does not just refer to your leg, it refers to any part of your body. This basically indicates that the ball might be given out as LBW if it strikes any portion of the batsman while hitting the stumps.
We still remember how Sachin Tendulkar was given out in the strangest decisions against Australia.
A batsman will be given out if obstructing the field
As per law 37, if the batsman willfully strikes the ball by obstructing the field while the ball is in play, the batsman will be given out. The majority of the time, a batsman will try to purposefully block the throw by altering their running path or simply by keeping the ball from reaching the stumps, he will be given out.
We all know how Inzamam Ul haq was given out against India in 2006, but in his case, he was trying to prevent the ball from hitting the stumps when he was out of the crease.
These were the 5 rules which still exist in the game of cricket.
