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This is like Cricket 101 - a wonderful introduction to the rules of cricket.

However, this is from 2009 and as such slightly dated. Recent years have seen the explosion of Twenty20 (20 over games - shorter and supposedly more entertaining) as well as other innovations like Batting and Bowling powerplays and so on.

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The writer is probably one of the games many purists! I love Twenty20 but I have to agree with whoever said "it's not cricket, it's a form of entertainment performed using cricket equipment".

There's an error regarding bowling. The bowlers arm does not have to be straight; the law is that you must not straighten it during the bowling action. Muralitharan who bowled with a bent arm was the reason we have a 15deg rule.

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