5 changes which can bring transparency to Cricket

The front foot no-ball

For someone following the CPL (Caribbean Premier League) 2016, it won’t be something unfamiliar. Tabraiz Shamsi and Sunil Narine got the benefit of doubt in one of the most controversial dismissals in cricket. I wonder if there was any scope of suspicion in ruling the batsman out.

Replays showed that the first point of contact of the heel with the ground was on the line and zooming in the frames hardly made any difference. The rule says that at first contact with the ground some part of the heel must be over the popping crease to be counted as a legitimate delivery. A clarity of the rule is a dire requisite in order to simplify the game.