What rules changes would you introduce to revitalise 50 over cricket?

[Asterix]

The domestic comp here in Australia has brought in a new rule where the innings has been broken up into 2 sets of 25 overs. Kind of like a mini test match or 2 20/20 games back to back. Personally I think that idea is FREAKIN STOOOOPID!!
To me, all they have to do is keep the field restrictions for the full 50 overs but allow the bowlers one bouncer per over. What would you do?

 

[Croc Hunter]

Hi Rixie,
For me, I'd scrap this power play , its really making the game batsman friendly.My rules are all to make the game of bat and ball more even.

I'd bring back the 15 over rule where there will be field restrictions only for the first fifteen overs.Then ofcourse longer boundaries,no change of ball throughout the game.I think that would make 50 overs game more interesting contest

 

[whiteferns rule...]

Remove these ugly powerplays... lots of confusions and for stupid people like my team, they can never utilise it!

1st, guys like Jesse and bazza become so greedy that they dont even stay for 5 overs!
2nd, batting powerplay is mess, direct shortcut to losing well esptablished powerplay

Remove all powerplays, make it plain!

 

[Faseo D]

To make one day game more interesting and full of energy , just cut one ball from each over i.e 5 balls over. 50 balls less One day match will be full of enthusiasm and you will observe big scores as done in 300 balls. Spinners should not be allowed to bowl more then 8 overs, they truly slow down the pace of match.

 

[mrjinx64]

Before the match each captain to nominate 3 super overs. These overs are only known by the umpires not the fielding side. The bowler will be told by the umpire that it is a nominated super over before the 1st ball of that over is bowled and the bowler can not be changed. The fielding side may have only 4 fielders outside the circle. Any boundaries scored are doubled, so a 4 becomes 8 and a 6 becomes 12. If the batting team does not hit any boundaries in their super over then the fielding team will receive an extra super over when they bat.

Hey I don't know but they need to do something

 

[rosbif]

My personal preference would be to scrap the 50 over game entirely and just have 40 overs, that would get rid of the boring middle bit of the match. The 40 over game has always been hugely popular in England, and it wouldn't need all the gimmicks that the 50 over game does to keep it interesting.

If you insist on revitalising the 50 over format, then get rid of all the powerplay rubbish, the ball-changing, and make the fielding restrictions something simple like 2 in catching positions for the whole innings, the rest free to disperse. The exisiting rules all make the game too complicated to follow and look fake. I'd also allow bowlers up to 12 overs each, so the proper specialists are involved in the game for longer and have more chance of getting into a rhythm. The key to making 50 over cricket more interesting is restoring the balance between bat and ball - if the public want to see slogathons, they now have T20 to give them their jollies.

 

[Mike Charlson]

reduce power play

 

[Rø????]

Well, I like the rule you suggested earlier. At least rain hit matches would get a result.
but, I disapprove of the 4 innings format. There must be two innings split to 4.

 

[KiwiJoey]

Rule changes in ODIs happen far too frequently. There is no need to change the rules so frequently, when there is no problem with ODIs. ODIs have always been and still are my favourite form of the game because you get the best of both worlds.

In test matches, batsman get a chance to build an innings. They don't get this opportunity in T20 because it's so short. However, there is typically more aggressive shots in T20 that you don't get in tests.

In ODIs, you have both of these traits, the opportunity to see batsmen build an innings while still playing aggressive strokes.

I don't see the need to continually keep changing ODIs rules and regulations. Since the powerplay rule was introduced in 2005 we have already seen three variations of it in action. A change every two years or so to the rules is too often. The ODI format of the game should not be tinkered with so often.

 

[Bruce Legend]

Ban ugly and fat players from the game,I really get no enjoyment whatever from lookin at some dude whos face looks like something from the zoo.

 

[norseman]

There should be only two forms of Cricket.

T20
&
Test Cricket.

Fact-- hardly anyone will watch a one day match between bangladesh and W.Indies other than there own people but if there a T20 match between these two nations then people from different countries will also see that.

 

[borhan]

reduce the length of the field .big field mean more single ,less boundaries

the thing is that in the middle over from 25-40 these overs don't produce that much run and those parts are boring .

i think cricket should be 5 over less 45 over game .that would mean the last 10 over would shift from 40-50 to 35-45 and that could also change how batsman will approach those 25-35 overs .

bouncer should be two in an over .runner system should be ban

 

[Brittoss]

I couldn't agree more on how ridiculous the new 20/25 over split innings in the one dayers are. The best thing about ODI cricket was it's natural influence on test cricket, higher run rates and more athletic fielding without the gimmicks at the level. This is how T20 should influence ODI's, not create a complete restructuring of the format. The new format completely handicaps the spinner(Of which with have talent but no real quality at the moment in Australia) with the ball change at the interval and reduces the need for an all-rounder with the new 12 over per bowler max. The only positive would be a captaincy flow on effect by structuring the batting innings into a more aggressive 50 over game.

Personally I would rather it go back to something closer to the way it was set up before ODI's got all these gimmicky ideas put in it to make it more like T20.
50 over match with no split innings.
Use only 1 ball unless it needs to be changed and only change it for one that is of the same age.
No free hit or power plays. It's not backyard cricket, it's a professional game and these types of 'additions' cheapen the experience.
No fielding restriction periods, just a requirement that at least 4 fielders are inside the circle. (Let T20 have a natural effect on the game with how batters play)
10 overs max per bowler.
A reduction in the size of bats used. I'm talking about the monster bats that doesn't matter whether you get it in the middle or an edge or a mistimed shot and still goes for a six.