Cricket goes football way, unruly players can be sent off now: Marylebone Cricket Club

Cricket has long been known to be the gentleman's game. But incidents like the infamous "Monkeygate" at Sydney, or a player slapping another from the opponent might have moved the rule makers to inculcate a new law which allows an on-field umpire to send a player back to the pavilion for offensive behaviour.  The Captain must accept the umpire's decision, otherwise the match will be rewarded to the opponent. If both the captains refuse to bulge then the contest shall stand abandoned. 

The MCC, who stands as the guardian of cricketing laws, has also clubbed together "handed the ball" offence along with "obstructing the field". This has reduced the number of possible dismissals from ten to nine.  The body has also sanctioned the use of tethered bails so that the the bails have restricted movement after it has been dislodged. 

This decision has been taken in lieu of Mark Boucher's career threatening injury which has forced him an early retirement. "Law 8.4 has been changed, to help prevent injuries, to allow specially designed mechanisms which tether the bails to the stumps, thereby restricting the distance that they can fly off the stumps but without limiting their ability to be dislodged," said Fraser Stewart.

Subsequently now substitutes will also be allowed to keep wickets, much to the relief of the captains.