5 innovations in the game of cricket

#4 Super Sub:

India once played S Sreesanth as a super-sub in a game against Sri Lanka in 2005

Though the concept of Super Sub, which was introduced by the ICC in ODIs in the year 2005, could not go beyond 60 ODIs, it was definitely one of the most exciting changes in the game.

Both the teams had to name a player as their super sub who could bat, bowl or field at any time during the match in place of another player. Such a concept was unheard of till then and it did bring a lot of excitement to the game.

But this innovation was short-lived as the concept was heavily in favour of the team winning the toss which rendered the super sub of the other team effectively ineffective.

Though the concept could have been improvised by allowing the teams to name the super subs after the toss, the ICC gave up on this innovation after a year or so of its introduction.