5 rules in cricket that could be changed in the future

#2 No run-out if the bat has crossed the crease

The batsman should be deemed in if the bat crosses the line

The sight of a Glenn Maxwell leaping high in the air on the boundary, and then catching the ball and then parrying the ball back into the field of play is a sight to behold. It is deemed within the rules of the game, as the fielder has 'technically' not crossed the boundary ropes since he is airborne.

Now let us shift our focus back to the 22-yards in the centre. A batsman has tapped the ball to short cover and has taken off for a quick run, the fielder hits the stumps, and the batsman seems to have crossed the crease. However, on the slow motion replay, his bat is found to be still in the air, and the red light flashes, he is OUT!

Why not make the rule uniform, and if the bat has crossed the popping crease, irrespective of whether the bat is grounded or not, it should be not out. What matters is that he has made his ground. And so much time will be saved, time which goes into determining whether the bat is grounded or not.