6 less known laws of cricket

#2 No appeal

Appealing finds an important place in the rulebook too

Although this might seem like common sense, an umpire is not allowed to give a batsman out without an appeal from the fielding side. According to Law 27, this does not prohibit a batsman from leaving his wicket without an appeal being made.

The umpire shall intervene if a batsman walks and he is satisfied that the batsman is not out. He will call the batsman back onto the field and signal a dead ball. The appeal from the fielding side can be made any time before the bowler starts his run-up for the next delivery.