Photo / PhotosportLeague: Ditch the golden pointProposed change: Get rid of the NRL’s golden-point rule in regular season. Formula One’s rules around track limits are too strict and punish the aggressive driving that fans love to see. Photo / Red BullCricket: Pinch hitterProposed change: Designated batters for T20. More big hits, more big wickets – that’s all we want to see in cricket’s fastest format. Before the 2017 season, they brought in a rule that meant managers could just signal the umpire to put an opposing hitter on base.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 01, 2026 19:02 UTC