Cricketers Can be ‘Sent Off’ for Breach of Behaviour Under New Law

Umpires will have the authority to send players off for serious breaches of behaviour under updated laws of the game which will be used from October 1, 2017, MCC has confirmed.

MCC has also laid out the restrictions on bat sizes and there will be an amendment to the run out law to protect a batsman whose bat has bounced in the air once they have crossed the popping crease.

The new laws follow the recommendations of the MCC Cricket Committee from their meeting in Mumbai last December.