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Smart Replays for Boundary Catches — ICC Reform Triggered by 2026 Controversies
ICC / IPL / All Cricket
May 2026
Following a string of contested boundary-catch decisions across IPL 2026 — Klaasen's catch by Phil Salt, Finn Allen's catch by Digvesh Rathi, Rajat Patidar's catch by Jason Holder — the ICC announced a structural reform requiring all standard third-umpire feeds for boundary catches to include the top-down boundary-cushion angle. The reform addresses a procedural gap that had been visible across multiple high-profile dismissals.
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