THE RULES OF GPL HAVE BEEN REVISED A BIT.

GPL SEASON 12 RULES

1. ALL THE TEAMS INCLUDING THEIR OWNERS AND MANAGERS ARE BOUND TO FOLLOW THE RULES

2. JERSEY CANNOT BE OF , GREEN, NEON GREEN COLOURS OR IN ANY OTHER FORM RESEMBLING THE COLOUR OF THE BALL OR HAMPERS THE SIGHT AND CONCENTRATION OF THE BATSMAN AND FIELDERS

3. THE RULES OF GH-1 GROUND REMAIN AS SAME REGARDING THE RUNS AND DECLARE OUTS  (EXCEPT THE BALL LANDING ON THE ROOF OF MAIN BLOCK OFF THE BAT OR CROSSING THE BOUNDS OF MAIN BLOCK ON THE OFF SIDE WILL BE DECLARED AS OUT)

4. UMPIRE'S DECISION IS FINAL AND BINDING.

5.OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF A TEAM CANNOT OFFICIATE A MATCH

6. HOOTING, SLEDGING AND SHOUTING DURING THE BALL BEING BOWLED WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND IS HEAVILY DISPISED

7.EACH INNINGS WILL CONSIST OF 12 OVERS.

8.OUT OF 12 OVERS, TWO BOWLERS CAN BOWL A QUOTA OF 3 OVERS EACH AND APART FROM THOSE OTHER CAN BOWL A MAXIMUM OF 2 OVERS

9. NO CROWDING NEAR THE SQUARE LEG UMPIRE.

10. BOWLER ADDRESS THE UMPIRE BEFOFE BOWLING OR THAT WILL BE JUDGED A NO BALL

11. A BOWLER MUST BE PRESENT ON THE FIELD MINIMUM OF 1 OVER BEFORE BOWLING HIS OVER.

12.THERE WILL BE NO LEG BYES, LBWS AND BYES

13. OVERTHROWS WILL BE COUNTED

14. DECLARE OUT WILL BE GIVEN EVEN ON NO BALLS AND FREE HITS

15.MAXIMUM OF TWO FIELDERS ON LEG SIDE AND 6 FIELDERS ON OFFSIDE

16. STEP NOS WILL BE GIVEN WITHOUT EVEN PRIOR WARNING

17. COCONUT TREE RULE

✓ IF THE TRAJECTORY OF THE BALL REMAIN SAME AFTER CROSSING THE COCONUT TREE ,THEN RUNS / OUT /BOUNDARIES WILL BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO NORAML RULES.

✓ IF  THE BALL HITS THE TREE AND THE TRAJECTORY IS DEFLECTED IT WILL BE GIVEN AS  2 RUNS IRRESPECTIVE OF LANDING OF THE BALL

18. A TEAM CAN ONLY COMPRISE OF THE PLAYERS THEY BOUGHT IN THE AUCTION. NO SUBSTITUTION/REPLACEMENT/ADDITION OF PLAYER THAT WERE NOT LISTED IN THE AUCTION OR REMAINED UNSOLD IN THE AUCTION WILL BE ALLOWED.

19. PLAYERS,UMPIRES,SCORERS CANNOT SWEAR OR INDULGE IN USING CUSS WORDS WHILE ON THE FIELD.(UNITED STATES OF MOTHERS AND SISTERS IS PROHIBITED)

20. CAPTAINS ARE REQUIRED TO EXCHANGE THEIR LIST OF PLAYING 11 DURING THE TOSS BEFORE THE MATCH. ANY CHANGE IN THE LINEUP WILL NOT BE ENCOURAGED AFTER THE TOSS.

21. RUNNERS FOR THE BATSMAN WILL BE ALLOWED IN EXTREME CONDITIONS AND SHOULD BE INFORMED TO THE OPPOSITE TEAM CAPTAIN AND UMPIRES PRIOR TO THE STARTING OF THE MATCH

22. BALLS LANDING IN THE POLICE OUTPOST PREMISE WILL NOT BE ADJUDGED DECLARE OUT. BUT BALL CROSSING THE BOUNDS ON THE STRAIGHT SIDE OF THE FIELD BUT NOT LANDING IN THE OUTPOST COMPOUND WILL BE ADJUDGED DECLARE OUT

INCASE OF ANY CONFUSION/DISPUTE THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE TAKEN BY HS BHAIS AND THE ORGANISING BOYS OF GPL.

```IF ANY PLAYER/ TEAM MEMBER/ TEAM DOESNT ADHERE TO THE RULES AND BREAKS THEM, IT WILL BE HEAVILY PENALISED. EVEN THE OTHER TEAM PLAYING AGAINST THE ALLEGED TEAM WILL BE GIVEN A WALK OVER

ADDITIONAL RULES;

✓ BALL HITTING THE VOLLEYBALL POLES WILL BE DECLARED 2 RUNS

✓ THE LIGHT POLES ON STRAIGHT AND MESS SIDE  WILL BE REGARDED AS INVISIBLE

✓ BALL HITTING THE LIGHT POLE INSIDE THE WATER TANK WILL BE DECLARED AS 2 RUNS

✓ BALL HITTING ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BLOCK BEYOND FIRST FLOOR WILL BE DECLARED OUT

✓ EDGED BALL TOUCHING THE KEEPER AND GOING TOWARDS THE FINE LEG AREA WILL BE DECLARED AS 2 RUNS