5 rule changes in cricket that should not have been scrapped

#4 Mandatory catchers

Captains generally tend to begin games with fielders in catching positions

This might be a bit of a controversial one yet there is an argument that the idea to have mandatory catchers within 15 yards during the power plays wasn't a bad one after all. The decision to scrap the rule was based on the fact that the game was getting too lopsided in favour of the batsmen and hence fielding captains needed a bit of flexibility as regards their field placements.

That said, more often than not, captains still start games with two or more catchers during the initial powerplay overs and the scrapping of the rule seems redundant in retrospect. In addition to that, it also kept the batsmen honest and ensured that even if they could take liberties in limited-overs cricket, those two fielders were always there to pounce on any mistakes.