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A defensive hit might shield the wicket but leave the batsmen no time to run to the opposite wicket. In that case the batsmen needn't run, and play will resume with another bowl. If the batsman could make an offensive hit, he and the second batsman on the different wicket change locations. The substitute leaves the sphere when the injured player is fit to return. The Laws of Cricket were updated in 2017 to permit substitutes to behave as wicket-keepers. The International Cricket Council , which has its headquarters in Dubai, is the worldwide governing physique of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and took up its current name in 1989. The order of batters is normally introduced simply earlier than the match, but it can be varied. Forms of cricket range from Twenty20, with every team batting for a single innings of 20 overs and the ga