By Admin 
New catch rule in cricket: The game of cricket has been making changes in itself over time. The rules of fielding, batting and bowling have also been changed. It is now reported that a change in the rules of catching catch in cricket is possible. After the arrival of T20 cricket, many players have been catching after bouncing the ball from inside the boundary. Actually, in the Big Bash League 2023, Michael Nesar caught a catch, which was making discussion for a long time. At the same time, in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup, the catch like Suryakumar Yadav, such catches can also be called the reason for a change in these rules. The new rule made by the Patron Marulibone Cricket Club (MCC), the mentor of the cricket rules, will be implemented from June 17, 2025. At the same time, this rule will join the MCC rules from October 2026.
When he remembers Michael Nesar’s catch in the 2023 Big Bash League, he first threw the ball in the air while living inside the ground, after that he jumped across the boundary and pushed the ball inside the ground. In this way, he again came inside the boundary and carried out the catch. This new rule is to reduce the disputes on similar catch.
What is the old rule?
The old rule says that if a fielder goes outside the boundary, then he can touch the ball several times while staying in the air. Mike Nesar did something similar in the Big Bash League.
What does the new rule say?
The new rule says that a fielder can touch the ball just once, jumping in the air outside the boundary. If a fielder pushes the ball inside the boundary while living in the air, then he comes inside the boundary and takes a catch only then it will be considered as legal.
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Will Suryakumar Yadav be considered illegal?
In the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup, David Miller put an aerial shot, but Suryakumar Yadav rushed the ball running inside the boundary. They had gone across the boundary due to deteriorating balance, but had already bounced the ball in the air. Surya then came inside the boundary and completed the catch. According to the new rule, Surya’s catch will be considered as legal, but catch like Michael Nesar will now be considered illegal.
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