The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a series of rules of rules that will apply to the three formats of international cricket for men – tests, an international day (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20IS).
The new rules include changes to the use of bullets in ODIs and updated cerebral substitute protocols.
ODI modifications
According to the current ICC rule, a new ball is used from each end for 25 overs. In the future, the two bullets will be used until 34th. From the 35th Plus, the teams must choose one of the two balls to continue until the end of the rounds.
For matches reduced to 25 overs or less, only one ball will be used everywhere.
According to the ICC, the new law will help quaisors, in particular by allowing an inverted swing in the overs of death, which has become rare under the existing rule due to ever more recent balls.
Concrete substitutes
According to the new policy, the captains must now subject a list of five concussion substitutes designated before the draw. The list must include; A thickness, a versatile, a ticket office, a quick launcher and a spinner.
Previously, the teams could appoint substitutes for concussion in a match without previous declaration.
The new CPI regulations will take effect from June 17 for test matches, on July 2 for ODI and July 10 for T20 Internationals.
‘Bunny Hops illegal’
In a separate rule update, the ICC, in collaboration with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), has decided to ban the controversial style of borders “ bunny-hop ”.
The captures in which a defensive player jumps beyond the border without first touching the ground inside the field of play – and redirects the ball during the air – will now be governed illegal.
For a capture to be considered valid, the defensive player must have established an initial contact with the ball while being put in the ground inside the field of play.
However, the championships which initially touch the ball inside the field, come out outside due to the momentum, then will return to finish the capture, will always be authorized under the law.
Although this rule will officially come into force from October 2026, it will be reflected in the ICC play conditions from next week.
