Bowlers face full‑match suspension for deliberate front‑foot no‑balls and non‑landing deliveries, BCCI says

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has circulated proposed changes, recently mooted by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), to every state association. The BCCI says the measures include the possibility of a bowler being suspended for an entire match for deliberate front‑foot no‑balls and for deliveries that do not land as required.

The MCC put forward the rule adjustments in recent weeks, and the BCCI has forwarded those proposals through its administrative channels. The communication was sent to all state associations for their information. The specific disciplinary option highlighted by the BCCI is an entire‑match suspension for cases of deliberate front‑foot no‑balls and non‑landing balls. The report carrying this information was published on July 22, 2026.

The BCCI’s notice repeats the core elements of the MCC’s suggested changes and conveys them to the state bodies responsible for domestic cricket. The emphasis in the circulated material is on deliberate breaches concerning front‑foot no‑balls and on deliveries classed as non‑landing. The governing body has chosen to make the proposed sanctions known broadly across its member associations.

By identifying an entire‑match suspension as a potential penalty, the proposals mark a significant disciplinary option in the event of deliberate infractions related to front‑foot no‑balls and non‑landing deliveries. The BCCI’s communication does not, in itself, enact the changes; it places the MCC’s suggested provisions before the state organisations. The circulated text preserves the wording of the sanctions as described in the MCC proposal.

Those receiving the BCCI’s circular will be able to review the proposals internally; the document provides the full description of the measures as presented by the MCC. The step taken by the BCCI ensures that every state association has the same information about the suggested rule changes. No additional procedural details were released alongside the circulated proposals.

The MCC-originated amendments are now formally in the hands of all state associations following the BCCI’s circulation. State bodies have been provided the text outlining the possible sanction of an entire‑match suspension for deliberate front‑foot no‑balls and non‑landing balls.