BCCI alters domestic regulations on overthrows and deliberate no-balls
The Board of Control for Cricket in India updated its domestic playing regulations on July 21, 2026, announcing changes that concern overthrows and deliberate no-balls. The BCCI has also implemented the MCC's revised wording relating to the wicketkeeper's position at the point of delivery
The July 21 announcement updates the board’s domestic code and identifies two specific areas of the laws where text has been amended. The revisions relate to the treatment of overthrows and to incidents classified as deliberate no-balls. The notification, issued by the BCCI on that date, incorporates recent wording changes produced by the game's laws authority.
The adjustments to the rules governing overthrows are part of the set of amendments the board listed on July 21, 2026. The board stated that its domestic playing conditions will reflect those amendments. The change covering deliberate no-balls is recorded alongside the overhaul of the overthrow provisions in the same notice.
In addition to the points on overthrows and deliberate no-balls, the BCCI applied an updated phraseology from the MCC concerning the wicketkeeper. That revised wording addresses the keeper’s placement at the instant the ball is delivered and has been carried into the BCCI’s domestic framework. The board’s move aligns domestic language with the MCC’s recent adjustment.
The BCCI's notification of July 21, 2026, serves as the formal record of these textual changes to its domestic rulebook. The notice lists the overthrow and deliberate no-ball amendments together with the new wording about the wicketkeeper’s position. The update is presented as an official change to the domestic playing regulations.
The publication dated July 21, 2026, marks the BCCI’s latest update to its domestic regulations, with specific alterations addressing overthrows, deliberate no-balls and the wicketkeeper’s position at the point of delivery. These amendments are recorded in the board’s announcement and form part of the BCCI’s domestic playing conditions as of that date.
