Dubai: The new playing conditions for Tests, one-day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) will come into effect with the series between Pakistan and Australia, which starts here on October 5.

The game of cricket has witnessed a sea change since the inception of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1909 - then the Imperial Cricket Conference - and even now the international body is working hard to make the game more viewer friendly and in sync with the modern sports fan.