Sports which are popular across the globe with over four billion fans, and a game that is widely popular in the UK and some of its colonies, precisely India, Pakistan, and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/australia/">Australia</a> with around 2.5 billion fans all over the world. Yes, we are talking about the sports which are debated the most among their fans due to their popularity across the universe, football and cricket.

The &#8216;not-so-gentleman’s&#8217; game, football, lasts for just 90 minutes on one hand, whereas even the shortest recognized international format in the gentleman’s game goes just beyond three hours any day.

There are many such rules which distinguish the game of cricket from the fast and furious game of football. There are three such rules from football, if introduced in cricket, can increase the excitement levels of cricket fans greatly.

Let&#8217;s loook at those norms:

Rule 1 – Introduction of red and yellow cards

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-362321" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Gautam-Gambhir-and-Virat-Kohli.jpg" alt="Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-362321" class="wp-caption-text">Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Can the cricket fans imagine a situation where Mitchell Starc throws the ball at <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-kieron-pollard-consoles-suryakumar-yadav-after-he-gets-run-out-in-a-horrible-mix-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kieron Pollard</a> and Pollard returns the favour with an attempted throw of the bat and the on-field umpire draws a red card from his pocket and restricts both the players from further participation in the game! Well, that would be some dramatic scene to watch on a cricket field. Yes, this is one rule which can take the gentleman&#8217;s game a notch up while disrupting the balance of the side with a player short for the rest of the game.

The yellow/red card rule is used to good effect in football, where any player who goes beyond the boundaries of rules and code of conduct, is served with either a yellow card for a minor offence or a red card for a serious one. The player is then banned from further participation in that particular game, or in case of serious offenders the ban is extended to upcoming games as well.

The gentleman’s game gets quite ugly on the field with players losing their cool under pressure and this rule might just safeguard the integrity of the game. Also, the suspension from the ongoing game would make it even more interesting for the spectators to see what happens if a fielding team defends a score with only ten players on the field instead of 11. Well, that would be some spectacle.

2. Player substitution

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-628056" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Player-Substitution-in-Cricket.jpg" alt="Player Substitution in Cricket" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-628056" class="wp-caption-text">Player Substitution in Cricket (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Imagine a team trailing by a goal and the manager substitutes a player, hoping for a goal or two to swing the game in their favour. And boy, the substitute delivers for his team! On a certain occasion, this substitute was none other than Robert Lewandowski, who was brought on after half-time by the tactician Pep Guardiola, and Lewandowski went on to score five goals in a span of just nine minutes! Yes, you read that right, five goals in just nine minutes. That’s what we call a masterstroke substitution.

Imagine such situations on a cricketing field. 17 runs needed off the final over of a <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-deepak-chahar-out-of-action-for-four-months-might-miss-t20-world-cup-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a> final, with just two wickets left. Not many would favour the chasing team. But what if the captain decides to substitute a hard-hitting batter who wins it for them from that crunch situation? Wouldn’t that be interesting to watch for the cricket lovers?

Unlike the concussion rule, the captain can substitute a player in football, irrespective of the player being replaced is injured or not. The rule can be moderated to only one substitution in cricket, unlike the three allowed in football, to maintain the balance of the game and avoid any unfair advantage to any team.

3. Two simultaneous last league matches

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-628068" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Two-Simultaneous-last-league-matches-1.jpg" alt="Two Simultaneous last league matches" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-628068" class="wp-caption-text">Two Simultaneous last league matches (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The 14th edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/">IPL</a> saw two matches being played simultaneously for the first time ever in the 14-year history of the tournament. We have seen this before in the Premier League, where the final few games are played at the same time to avoid any unfair advantage to the team which can see the result of the previous match and influence the result of their match unfairly.

This can also add more drama to the ever-so-dramatic IPL with net run rate involved. This will ensure no team has an upper hand over the other. This can also increase the viewership for the broadcasters as four teams would be involved simultaneously, which means the fans and supporters of all the four teams will be glued to their television sets.

Meanwhile, unlike the previous season, fans are unlikely to witness two games simultaneously in IPL 2022 as the last seven league-stage games are single-headers.

Sports which are popular across the globe with over four billion fans, and a game that is widely popular in the UK and some of its colonies, precisely India, Pakistan, and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/australia/">Australia</a> with around 2.5 billion fans all over the world. Yes, we are talking about the sports which are debated the most among their fans due to their popularity across the universe, football and cricket.
The ‘not-so-gentleman’s’ game, football, lasts for just 90 minutes on one hand, whereas even the shortest recognized international format in the gentleman’s game goes just beyond three hours any day.
There are many such rules which distinguish the game of cricket from the fast and furious game of football. There are three such rules from football, if introduced in cricket, can increase the excitement levels of cricket fans greatly.
<h3>Let’s loook at those norms:&nbsp;</h3>
<h3>Rule 1 – Introduction of red and yellow cards</h3>
<figure id="attachment_362321" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-362321" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-362321" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Gautam-Gambhir-and-Virat-Kohli.jpg" alt="Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-362321" class="wp-caption-text">Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Can the cricket fans imagine a situation where Mitchell Starc throws the ball at <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-kieron-pollard-consoles-suryakumar-yadav-after-he-gets-run-out-in-a-horrible-mix-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kieron Pollard</a> and Pollard returns the favour with an attempted throw of the bat and the on-field umpire draws a red card from his pocket and restricts both the players from further participation in the game! Well, that would be some dramatic scene to watch on a cricket field. Yes, this is one rule which can take the gentleman’s game a notch up while disrupting the balance of the side with a player short for the rest of the game.
The yellow/red card rule is used to good effect in football, where any player who goes beyond the boundaries of rules and code of conduct, is served with either a yellow card for a minor offence or a red card for a serious one. The player is then banned from further participation in that particular game, or in case of serious offenders the ban is extended to upcoming games as well.
The gentleman’s game gets quite ugly on the field with players losing their cool under pressure and this rule might just safeguard the integrity of the game. Also, the suspension from the ongoing game would make it even more interesting for the spectators to see what happens if a fielding team defends a score with only ten players on the field instead of 11. Well, that would be some spectacle.

<h3>2. Player substitution 
</h3>
<figure id="attachment_628056" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-628056" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-628056" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Player-Substitution-in-Cricket.jpg" alt="Player Substitution in Cricket" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-628056" class="wp-caption-text">Player Substitution in Cricket (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Imagine a team trailing by a goal and the manager substitutes a player, hoping for a goal or two to swing the game in their favour. And boy, the substitute delivers for his team! On a certain occasion, this substitute was none other than Robert Lewandowski, who was brought on after half-time by the tactician Pep Guardiola, and Lewandowski went on to score five goals in a span of just nine minutes! Yes, you read that right, five goals in just nine minutes. That’s what we call a masterstroke substitution.
Imagine such situations on a cricketing field. 17 runs needed off the final over of a <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-deepak-chahar-out-of-action-for-four-months-might-miss-t20-world-cup-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a> final, with just two wickets left. Not many would favour the chasing team. But what if the captain decides to substitute a hard-hitting batter who wins it for them from that crunch situation? Wouldn’t that be interesting to watch for the cricket lovers?
Unlike the concussion rule, the captain can substitute a player in football, irrespective of the player being replaced is injured or not. The rule can be moderated to only one substitution in cricket, unlike the three allowed in football, to maintain the balance of the game and avoid any unfair advantage to any team.

<h3>3. Two simultaneous last league matches</h3>
<figure id="attachment_628068" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-628068" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-628068" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Two-Simultaneous-last-league-matches-1.jpg" alt="Two Simultaneous last league matches" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-628068" class="wp-caption-text">Two Simultaneous last league matches (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The 14th edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/">IPL</a> saw two matches being played simultaneously for the first time ever in the 14-year history of the tournament. We have seen this before in the Premier League, where the final few games are played at the same time to avoid any unfair advantage to the team which can see the result of the previous match and influence the result of their match unfairly.
This can also add more drama to the ever-so-dramatic IPL with net run rate involved. This will ensure no team has an upper hand over the other. This can also increase the viewership for the broadcasters as four teams would be involved simultaneously, which means the fans and supporters of all the four teams will be glued to their television sets.
Meanwhile, unlike the previous season, fans are unlikely to witness two games simultaneously in IPL 2022 as the last seven league-stage games are single-headers.

Sports which are popular across the globe with over four billion fans, and a game that is widely popular in the UK and some of its colonies, precisely India, Pakistan, and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/australia/">Australia</a> with around 2.5 billion fans all over the world. Yes, we are talking about the sports which are debated the most among their fans due to their popularity across the universe, football and cricket.
The &#8216;not-so-gentleman’s&#8217; game, football, lasts for just 90 minutes on one hand, whereas even the shortest recognized international format in the gentleman’s game goes just beyond three hours any day.
There are many such rules which distinguish the game of cricket from the fast and furious game of football. There are three such rules from football, if introduced in cricket, can increase the excitement levels of cricket fans greatly.
<h3>Let&#8217;s loook at those norms: </h3>
<h3>Rule 1 – Introduction of red and yellow cards</h3>
<figure id="attachment_362321" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-362321" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-362321" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Gautam-Gambhir-and-Virat-Kohli.jpg" alt="Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-362321" class="wp-caption-text">Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Can the cricket fans imagine a situation where Mitchell Starc throws the ball at <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2022-kieron-pollard-consoles-suryakumar-yadav-after-he-gets-run-out-in-a-horrible-mix-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kieron Pollard</a> and Pollard returns the favour with an attempted throw of the bat and the on-field umpire draws a red card from his pocket and restricts both the players from further participation in the game! Well, that would be some dramatic scene to watch on a cricket field. Yes, this is one rule which can take the gentleman&#8217;s game a notch up while disrupting the balance of the side with a player short for the rest of the game.
The yellow/red card rule is used to good effect in football, where any player who goes beyond the boundaries of rules and code of conduct, is served with either a yellow card for a minor offence or a red card for a serious one. The player is then banned from further participation in that particular game, or in case of serious offenders the ban is extended to upcoming games as well.
The gentleman’s game gets quite ugly on the field with players losing their cool under pressure and this rule might just safeguard the integrity of the game. Also, the suspension from the ongoing game would make it even more interesting for the spectators to see what happens if a fielding team defends a score with only ten players on the field instead of 11. Well, that would be some spectacle.

<h3>2. Player substitution 
</h3>
<figure id="attachment_628056" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-628056" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-628056" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Player-Substitution-in-Cricket.jpg" alt="Player Substitution in Cricket" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-628056" class="wp-caption-text">Player Substitution in Cricket (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Imagine a team trailing by a goal and the manager substitutes a player, hoping for a goal or two to swing the game in their favour. And boy, the substitute delivers for his team! On a certain occasion, this substitute was none other than Robert Lewandowski, who was brought on after half-time by the tactician Pep Guardiola, and Lewandowski went on to score five goals in a span of just nine minutes! Yes, you read that right, five goals in just nine minutes. That’s what we call a masterstroke substitution.
Imagine such situations on a cricketing field. 17 runs needed off the final over of a <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-deepak-chahar-out-of-action-for-four-months-might-miss-t20-world-cup-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup</a> final, with just two wickets left. Not many would favour the chasing team. But what if the captain decides to substitute a hard-hitting batter who wins it for them from that crunch situation? Wouldn’t that be interesting to watch for the cricket lovers?
Unlike the concussion rule, the captain can substitute a player in football, irrespective of the player being replaced is injured or not. The rule can be moderated to only one substitution in cricket, unlike the three allowed in football, to maintain the balance of the game and avoid any unfair advantage to any team.

<h3>3. Two simultaneous last league matches</h3>
<figure id="attachment_628068" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-628068" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-628068" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Two-Simultaneous-last-league-matches-1.jpg" alt="Two Simultaneous last league matches" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-628068" class="wp-caption-text">Two Simultaneous last league matches (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The 14th edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/">IPL</a> saw two matches being played simultaneously for the first time ever in the 14-year history of the tournament. We have seen this before in the Premier League, where the final few games are played at the same time to avoid any unfair advantage to the team which can see the result of the previous match and influence the result of their match unfairly.
This can also add more drama to the ever-so-dramatic IPL with net run rate involved. This will ensure no team has an upper hand over the other. This can also increase the viewership for the broadcasters as four teams would be involved simultaneously, which means the fans and supporters of all the four teams will be glued to their television sets.
Meanwhile, unlike the previous season, fans are unlikely to witness two games simultaneously in IPL 2022 as the last seven league-stage games are single-headers.

There are many such rules which distinguish the game of cricket from the fast and furious game of football.

3 Rules from the Football world that can be introduced in Cricket!

There are three such rules from football, if introduced in cricket, can increase the excitement levels of cricket fans greatly.