On Wednesday, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) released the new code of Laws for 2022. Last week, the MCC Laws subcommittee met and approved many modifications for the 2022 code of law.

Previously, the 2017 cricket laws had a huge impact on the game’s development, and the 2022 rules are predicted to follow suit. The new legal code will take effect on October 1st.

The Laws of Cricket have changed in a number of ways, as seen below.

Law 1 – Substitute players

The MCC has added a new clause – Law 1.3 – that deals with replacement players. Replacements are now treated as if they were the player they were supposed to replace on the field.They will be subjected to the sanctions or dismissals imposed on the player during that match.
Batters Returning When Caught (Law 18)

The MCC made a significant alteration to another rule, stating that if a batter is caught, the batter who comes to bat will begin at the striker’s end (unless it is the end of an over). The new player used to go to the non-strikers’ end if the batters crossed before the catch was taken, but the law has altered to credit the bowler for taking the wicket. The England and Wales Cricket Board used it for the first time in the Hundred tournament.

Dead ball (Law 20.4.2.12)

The dead-ball situation can be critical in a game, and the MCC has dealt with it in the past. made several changes and modified the law. Intruders have infiltrated the ground on multiple occasions recently, disrupting the game’s flow and sometimes giving either side an edge. When either side is disadvantaged by a person, animal, or other object on the field of play, the umpire will be able to call it a dead ball under the new law.
Law 21.4 – Before delivery, the bowler must throw towards the striker’s end.

It is now the Dead ball if a bowler throws the ball in an attempt to run out the striker before entering their delivery stride. This is an incredibly rare occurrence that has previously been referred to as a No ball.

Law 22.1 – Judging a Wide Range of Situations

The batters’ unfair advantage has been removed by amending Law 22.1. The batters in modern-day cricket play a lot of imaginative strokes, and to do so, they shift about the crease before the ball is moved to raise uncertainties in the mind of the bowler. According to the new law, a ‘Wide’ refers to where the batter is standing, where the striker has remained since the bowler began their run up, and where the striker would have passed wide of the striker in a typical batting posture.
Striker’s right to play the ball (Law 25.8)

The batter will be able to hit the ball if it lands away from the pitch under the new Law 25.8. The batter must remember that parts of their bat or body is still within the pitch. If they go beyond that, the umpire will call a timeout and signal Dead ball. Any ball that would cause the hitter to leave the pitch will also be called No ball as a reward.

Laws 27.4 and 28.6 – Unfair fielding side movement

Another significant adjustment in the laws was made by the MCC. If the fielding side makes any unsportsmanlike movements while the ball is being bowled, the batting side will be awarded 5 penalty runs.

It was once known as the dead-ball, which was a disadvantage for the batting side because the good hit or boundary was nullified by the dead ball.

Law 38.3 – Moving the non-running striker’s out

It was the law that needed to be changed, as it had been dubbed “controversial” by multiple critics. Running out the non-striker (Mankad) has been moved from Law 41

Unfair Play to Law 38 – Run-out in the MCC’s revised set of laws. While the law’s text remains the same.

No saliva is allowed under law 41.3.

The MCC was compelled to ban saliva on the ball because to the COVID-19 pandemic, which helps bowlers get swing, especially with the red ball. According to the MCC’s studies, the prohibition of saliva had little or no effect on the amount of swing bowlers were getting. Players began using sweat instead of saliva to clean the ball in recent years after the MCC recommended that it was equally effective.

The new rules prohibit the use of saliva on the ball, which eliminates any grey areas that could arise from fielders consuming sugary sweets and altering their saliva to apply to the ball. The use of saliva will be treated the same as any other method. other unfair methods of changing the condition of the ball.