New guidelines will come into impact on this yr’s IPL after they had been formulated by the keepers of the sport—MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club). In a minor tweak, if a batter is dismissed by the mode of catch, the brand new batter can be on strike, even when the earlier batting pair has crossed. The new rule was launched by the stakeholders of the legal guidelines of the sport final week. The rule will come into impact from October, however the BCCI needs to use it immediately from IPL onwards. The rule has one exception that it received’t apply off the final ball of an over.

The regulation was applied on a trial foundation in ECB’s ‘The Hundred’ final yr. The complete level is to provide the bowlers some benefit within the limited-overs format.

As per present guidelines, a brand new batter doesn’t face the bowler in case the pair had crossed earlier than the catch was taken. With a brand new batter within the center, the bowler will all the time have an higher hand. Meanwhile, NZ all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has criticized the brand new rule, saying that it rewards the batter for being unaware of the match scenario.