Rules that are no longer valid in ODI cricket

#3 The batting power play

The batting power play used to be a 5 over period where at most three fielders were allowed outside the inner circle. This Power Play was taken by the batting side, after the initial period of 10 overs or rather the mandatory power play.

This rule was implemented in the year 2005 and was scrapped off in 2015. The concept of batting power play was brought in, to make the middle overs of an inning more exciting, but things were getting monotonous, with the batsmen picking almost 5 singles in an over without much risk, with the fielding side having open fields.

The batting power play almost took the spinners out of the game. With just three fielders outside the circle, hardly any spinner had the confidence to give the ball a bit of air.