New Delhi, June 14 -- In a major development, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has come up with an update in regards to the boundary line catches and also make the 'bunny hop' illegal in cricket. The updated law will be integrated into the MCC's laws in October 2026 but into the ICC playing conditions this month. The rule change by the MCC comes in response to the catches that look unfair for cricket audiences.

According to the new law, the catch will be deemed fair only if the fielder, who is airborne, touches the ball once outside the boundary line, and need to return inside the field of play to complete the catch.

To make it easy for the readers, if the fielder's first touch takes them outside the boundary, their 'second' touch must...