Spectacular boundary catches like those pulled off by Michael Neser and Tom Banton in past Big Bash League (BBL) seasons will soon be a thing of the past under new law changes set to be adopted by the ICC this month and formally written into MCC바카라s Laws of Cricket in October 2026.
The revisions come in response to rising debate over the fairness of 바카라airborne바카라 boundary fielding 바카라 plays where fielders, like Neser, jump from inside the field, touch the ball mid-air beyond the boundary, and continue the sequence before eventually completing the catch inside the ropes.
Under current Law 19.5.2, such efforts are legal if the fielder바카라s last contact with the ground before first touching the ball was within the boundary and they do not touch the ball and the ground outside simultaneously.
However, following recommendations from the ICC cricket committee, the MCC has acknowledged that these 바카라bunny hop바카라 catches, while technically legal, feel out of step with the spirit of the game. Referring specifically to Neser바카라s 2023 catch 바카라 where he palmed the ball mid-air twice outside the boundary before regrounding to complete the play 바카라 the MCC said, 바카라While it fulfilled the law, it felt like the fielder had 바카라 quite literally 바카라 gone too far.바카라
The MCC stated: 바카라Our solution has been to limit any fielder who has gone outside the boundary to touching the ball while airborne only once, and then, having done so, to be wholly grounded within the boundary for the rest of the duration of that delivery.바카라
This change also applies to relay catches. A fielder can no longer repeatedly touch the ball while airborne outside the rope, even if assisting a teammate inside the field. If the fielder lands outside or subsequently steps out, it will be deemed a boundary
While the ICC will incorporate this into its playing conditions starting June 17 바카라 during the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Test 바카라 the MCC will formally encode the law during its next revision cycle in October 2026.
