The MCC has changed the law to make catches like this ‘bunny hop’ one from Michael Neser illegal.
In short:
If the fielder’s first touch takes them outside the boundary, their second touch must take them back inside the field of play.
Basically, you’re no longer allowed to keep throwing the ball to yourself outside the boundary for as long as you’d like.
It will be integrated into the ICC’s playing conditions this month, and the MCC’s laws in October next year
The MCC has changed the law to make catches like this ‘bunny hop’ one from Michael Neser illegal. In short:
If the fielder’s first touch takes them outside the boundary, their *second* touch must take them back inside the field of play.
Basically, you’re no longer allowed to… pic.twitter.com/1jaqAev0hy
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