Question

What was the impact of industrial revolution in cricket?

Answer 1

During industrial revolution, cricket had many important changes including the following:

1) The rule for wide ball was made, pads and gloves were introduced, the exact size of the ball was defined and overarm bowling was brought legal.
2) It was only during this period, boundaries were introduced where earlier all shots had to be run.
3) Initially, there was no time limit for cricket matches.
4) After industrial revolution, the game was organized and time limit was fixed to suit the schedules of working people also.