icc new boundary catch rule 2025 : The scene that players in cricket have been caught on the boundary line many times, it is not new. But now some changes in the rules of catching are about to be considered invalid to catch an amazing catch on the border. Now the ICC and MCC have decided to make major changes in such catches. According to the new rules, ‘Bani Hop’ on the border will now be considered invalid. The word ‘Bani Hop’ means when a player jumps into the air after a player goes out of bounds and throws the ball inside. In this case, the ball has to be touched while now inside the border.
What will change?
So far, the fielders in cricket are being caught in the air, which is floating in the air, bringing it in the air and catching it with themselves or any other player, it is considered valid. In that case the batters were out and returned to the outfit. However, due to the change in the boundary catching rules, even if the ball is in the air outside the boundary, it will not be considered a catch in all cases. Because from now on, any kind of contact with the ball from outside the boundary line will be considered invalid. Also, the fielder can only jump in the air out of the border and catch the ball.
Both players have to be inside the field
Before, many times, the players standing in front of the boundary line would bounce the ball twice outside the boundary and then brought it inside the border and caught the catch. But now these catches will not be valid. At the same time, when two players take a catch on the border together, both of them have to be inside the border within that time.
That is, if a fielder throws the ball over the border and goes out of the border, then the player will have to come inside the field before catching it inside the boundary, then the catch will be valid. If the new rules are implemented, the catches taken by the Chennai Super Kings against the Chennai Super Kings against the Punjab Kings in the Big Bash League of 2021 and the Punjab Kings in 2021 will no longer be valid.
Why are these catches being questioned?
In 2021, during the Big Bash League (BBL), the question arose about Michael Nesser’s boundary catch. After that, the demand for catching the rules of catching arose. The incident is that during the game match between Brisbane Hit and Sydney Sixers in the BBL of 2021, Sydney Sixers batsman Jordan Silk Long played a strong shot.
Brisbane hit the hit player Michael Nasser caught the ball in front of the boundary line but lost the balance, then he threw the ball into the air out of the border, then grabbed the ball out of the border and threw the ball again in the air and then grabbed the ball. The umpire announced Silk out, but Silk was not happy with it. There was a lot of debate about this catch.
There was also the question of Matthew Wade’s catch
In the same way, there was a similar incident in another BBL match in 2021. That match was played between Hobart Hurricns and Brisbane Hit. In fact, in the first innings, Mathew Wade, captain of Hobart Hurricanes, played a shot in the fourth ball of the 5th over. Brisbane Hit Matt Reansh, standing on the border, jumped in the air and threw the ball inward, which was captured by his teammate Tom Banton. The third umpire declared Wade out. However, Matt Renssh fell out of the boundary. The question also arises about this catch.