Cricket’s new rule comes into force. No more bunny hop boundary catches.
Cricket’s new rule comes into force.
No more bunny hop boundary catches.
As per the new rule, no more bunny hop boundary catches.
Cricket’s new rule change explained
The Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodians of the laws of the game, has announced a major update to cricket’s boundary fielding law to ban multiple airborne touches. This change aims to make catches along the boundary rope fairer.
Melbourne Cricket Club updates one of its rules to tighten boundary catch criteria. Rule change bans multiple airborne ball touches outside boundary
The major rule will apply to all fielders who are involved in relay catches.
The MCC has amended Law 19.5.2, tightening what is considered a legal airborne fielding effort near the boundary. The rule for International cricket comes into effect for from June 17, 2025 and be officially incorporated into the MCC’s Laws from October 2026.
News Edit KV Raman
