Former umpire Dickie Bird believes the Inzamam-ul-Haq affair will bring about a change in the laws on ball-tampering.
Currently an umpire can impose an on-the-spot penalty if he believes a ball has been unfairly altered.
But Pakistan captain Inzamam was subsequently found not guilty because of insufficient evidence.
"Unless you see them actually tampering with the cricket ball I don't think there's a lot you can do about it," Bird told BBC News 24.
"I would bring that into that law.
"I wouldn't say you could do what you want with a cricket ball - you could use a razor blade, a bottle top or anything then and that would be unfair."
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My hunch is you need to have concrete evidence to substantiate serious allegations
Ranjan Madugalle
ICC chief referee
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ICC chief referee Ranjan Madugalle on Wednesday made the not-guilty judgement on the charge laid against Inzamam during last month's fourth Test against England.
At a subsequent news conference he was asked whether the law is now completely unenforceable without unambiguous video evidence.
He replied: "At this moment I don't know whether I can really answer in a concrete fashion.
"My hunch is you need to have concrete evidence to substantiate serious allegations, definite proof."
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Interview: Former umpire Dickie Bird
