Now if the players on the cricket grounds do violence, misbehavior or wrong move, then the umpire can send them out. The ICC's Chief Executive Committee has approved the recommendations of the panel headed by Anil Kumble of India in the annual conference held in London this week.

The ICC has also decided that if the bowling team appeals to the LBW under the DRS and during this period the umpire's decision goes wrong, then its DRS will remain intact. DRS will now be used in T20 cricket too.

Other major changes in the laws adopted by the ICC are: - Now the depth of the bat and the core will be kept according to the ICC. Apart from this, if the batsman is inside the crease while running bat or diving, but he is picked up, then he will not be given out. All these rules of the ICC will come into force from October 1.

In March, MCC Cricket Chief John Stephenson had said, "The time has come that the punishment for the players' bad behavior should be imposed and the research shows that the emerging umpires at the grassroots are getting away from the game."

He said, "Hope that these sentences will give them greater confidence to deal with disciplinary matters and will also work to stop the players from doing so."

In the context of the run out, MCC said in the statement, "If the bat (caught in hand) or any body of the batsman crosses the crease and touches the ground and if the contact breaks when the wicket is dropped then the batsman will get rid of the run out, If he/she is running or jumping, he/she is going to the wicket. "At the same time, MCC had given this information on the wrong behavior:

Level 1: It involves excessive appeals and objections to the umpire's decision. The first official warning will be given, and then the penalty will be given to the opposing team of five penalty runs on second crime of level one.
Level 2: Throwing the ball towards the player or intentionally bodily contact with the opponent during the game. Under this, the opposition team will be given five penalty runs immediately.
Level 3: Threatening the umpire or threatening to kill any other player, team officer or viewer. Under this, the opposition team will get five penalty runs and the guilty players will be dropped out of the field for the due overs on the basis of match format.
Level 4: Bullying the umpire or doing any violent work on the field. Five penalty runs and the guilty player for the rest of the match is out of the match. If the player is batting at the time of the offense, then he will be considered retired out.

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