The 2022 T20 World Cup has been a terrific event so far. Yes, rains have had an impact but the fact is that a few abandoned games have made the tournament interesting from a neutral point of view. At the same time, there has been plenty to learn for the fans of the game and in some cases, the players too. On that note, here, we take a look at how Twitter reacted as ICC T20 World Cup 2022 highlights many unknown cricket rules.
Many unknown cricket rules came up in the 2022 T20 World Cup
A few weeks ago, after Deepti Sharma executed a run-out at the non-striker’s end, there was a big debate on social media and off it, too. However, many forgot that at the end of the day, the form of dismissal was a part of the rule book and hence, there was nothing illegal about it. Ever since then, there has been a discussion about the laws of the game.
In the ongoing edition of the event, there have been multiple instances when some unknown cricket rules came into the picture. For instance, in the final over of the India vs Pakistan encounter, despite getting bowled off a free-hit, Virat Kohli ran for three byes. A few fans looked into the rule book and it was then it got known to many that the ball does not become dead if a batter gets bowled on a free hit. Similarly, in the Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe encounter, the final delivery of the game was a no-ball. The reason was that the wicketkeeper’s gloves were in front of the stumps while collecting the ball.
Twitter reacts to the T20 WC becoming a good exhibition of the rules of the game
There were a lot of users on Twitter who spoke about the rules on display in this edition. We look at some of the reactions in this context below:
This T20 World Cup is acting up to be a tutorial for the rules of the game, even for cricketers.
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) October 30, 2022
This T20 World Cup should be a chapter in the course material for umpires of the future.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) October 30, 2022
This #ICCT20WorldCup2022 will be remembered for making fans aware of EVERY rule in the cricket books.
— Joe (@josephradhik) October 30, 2022
This World Cup is a reminder that the game of cricket has certain rules which everyone should know about.
— Kanav Bali🏏 (@Concussion__Sub) October 30, 2022
This world cup is all about teaching cricket fans' rules 😭😭😭
— Attia_Awan (@AttiaAwan2) October 30, 2022
I've been watching cricket for almost 15+ years now yet this World Cup has taught me more rules in the space of 1 week. This is the best T20 World Cup till date.
— Prantik (@Pran__07) October 30, 2022
Just requires a mankad and then it will be perfect
— Aviral Srivastava (@Aviral_1443) October 30, 2022
I kinda enjoy it when weird rules come into play against England. Cricket is a beautiful game.
— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) October 26, 2022
