Transcription: A picture of a bat leaning against some stumps. Superimposed on it is a Tweet from Iceland Cricket: “Name a rule in cricket that should be changed immediately. Why?”

  • @mutant_zz
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    59 months ago

    You shouldn’t be run out at the non-strikers end if the batter hits it and it deflects off the bowler or other fielder. The bowler/fielder should have to have a degree of control for it to count as a run out, which could just be changing the trajectory of the ball slightly. But putting your hand out and grazing a finger is not enough

    • _thisdot
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      16 months ago

      Degree of control is too hard to define. You should take away keeper catches where the ball doesn’t deviate too much either in that case

      • @mutant_zz
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        16 months ago

        You already have to have a degree of control to complete a catch (which is nothing to do with how much the ball deviates off the bat).

        Umpires already have to make a lot of judgement calls in cricket. This would be no different.