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These rules are a shock for the batsmen (Photo-PTI)

Earlier in ODI and T20, there was a big guide line outside the batsman's off stump according to which the umpire used to decide the wide ball. But now a similar line is also formed on the leg side of the batsman. If the ball remains inside this line then the ball will not be given wide. Only the ball going outside this will be called wide. Earlier the ball going outside the leg side was usually given wide but now this rule has been changed.

ICC Bowlers will benefit greatly from this rule. Because the batsmen usually dodged the bowlers by moving on the crease and bowled the ball outside the leg side, it was declared wide. In such a situation, the bowlers will now get some relief.

2 new ball rules

In the ODI series between India and Australia, it is not becoming so easy for the batsmen to score runs and the reason for this is the two-ball rule which has stopped the batsmen from scoring runs freely. Actually, now in ODI, two new balls are used for 34 overs but after that the match is played with the same ball for the next 16 overs. This gives advantage to the bowlers because they can get reverse swing. Reverse swing in the death overs means that the batsmen will definitely face some problems.

🚨 New Wide Ball Rule on Trial 🚨

ICC is testing a fresh wide-ball rule in the Africa Qualifiers 👀

🔹Old rule: anything passing outside leg stump = wide ❌ 🔹New rule: if the ball passes within a new white line on the leg side 👉 not a wide ✅

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Catch rule applies

Apart from this, ICC has also made changes regarding catches on the boundary. If a player makes contact with the ball from outside the boundary, it will be considered illegal. Fielders can catch the ball by bouncing it out of the boundary only once.