India, Feb. 3 -- Remember the theatrics when Sam Konstas was trying to see Jasprit Bumrah off at the fag end of Day 1 in the 2025 Sydney Test? Or Shubman Gill having a go at Zak Crawley late on Day 3 of the Lord's Test last year? All Konstas and Crawley were trying to do was engage in gamesmanship to ensure they could protect their wicket so that they could come out fresh the following day. If a wicket fell, that would have been stumps.

The latest change in rules announced by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), makers of cricket's laws, will expect more out of batting sides in such circumstances. Batting teams will have to play on till the final over is completed, even if a wicket falls.

"A significant change impacting multi-day cricket will...