5 changes which can bring transparency to Cricket

The popping crease:

They say that “The Line belongs to the Umpire”- A rule that has taken center-stage for decades in Cricket. Be it the bat rooted to the popping crease or for that matter, be it a bullet released by the bowler tantalizingly going over the guiding line for a wide (provided the batsman is in his normal stance).

The question which arises is how much should be the width of the popping crease. It’s inevitable that more the width, the less will be the margin of error for the players. The expansion of the width will only inject doses of perplexity among the bowlers resulting in diversion from the strategies that they will be planning against the batsman.

The batsman will also go through a torrid time, both while running between the wickets and while evading stumpings.