The International Cricket Council (ICC) will make the updated 2017 cricket code official on October 1.  What are the most important changes, and does the batter or the bowler stand to gain more from them?

What is Mankading?

When a bowler is allowed to run out the non-striker.

Mankading is no longer considered “unfair play”. And the saliva ban that was put in place for the Covid tournament will now last forever.

As of October 1, all international matches will have to follow these new rules. These rules are being put in place by the International Cricket Council (ICC).  The first time the new rules were put to the test was at an English cricket league tournament called “The Hundred.”

Key Rules!

Mankading

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that the bowler can now run out the player who is not hitting the ball.
• Cricket players, fans, and experts have mixed feelings about the bowler running out the batter at the non-striker end.
• It was called “Mankading” after the Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad, who used to play the game.
• During the second Test of the 1947-1948 tour, Australian opener Bill Brown was out because of Vinoo Mankad.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) made the decision to just call it “run out” in the rules.

Use of saliva to polish the bowl

• No matter what, you will no longer be able to polish one side of the bowl with your saliva.
• This rule has been in place in international cricket for more than two years as a temporary measure to deal with Covid.
• The players use sweat because that is what the ICC tells them to do.
• But bowlers have always liked to shine the ball with their saliva instead of their sweat.
• So, the permanent ban might affect swing bowling in some way.
• The saliva ban might be felt most in test matches because even a worn-out ball might be able to change its swing in some situations.

The batter at the striker’s end

• When a batter is caught, the next batter comes in at the end of the striker.
• This will occur regardless of whether or not the batters crossed prior to the catch being taken.
• In both tests and one-day internationals, the time limit for an incoming batter to get ready to bat has been reduced to two minutes.

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