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Former captain Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday grew to become the primary Bangladesh batter to be given out for ’obstructing the sector’ in a weird dismissal on the opening day of the second Check towards New Zealand right here. The 36-year-old Rahim defended a rising supply from New Zealand fast Kyle Jamieson within the fourth ball of the forty first over after which prolonged his proper hand to apparently hold the ball away after it bounced up broad outdoors off stump. The Black Caps had been fast to enchantment and the on-field umpires referred the matter to the TV umpire Ahsan Raza who gave Rahim out.
In line with Legislation 37.1.2, ”The striker is out obstructing the sector if, besides within the circumstances of 37.2, within the act of receiving a ball delivered by the bowler, he/she willfully strikes the ball with a hand not holding the bat. This can apply whether or not it’s the first strike or a second or subsequent strike. The act of receiving the ball shall lengthen each to enjoying on the ball and to putting the ball greater than as soon as in defence of his/her wicket.”
Did Mushfiqur Rahim really want to do this? He is been given out for obstructing the sector! This one might be talked about for some time…
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.#BANvNZ pic.twitter.com/SC7IepKRTh— FanCode (@FanCode) December 6, 2023
Earlier such dismissals had been categorised as ”dealt with the ball” however a change within the legal guidelines in 2017 introduced them underneath ”obstructing the sector” class.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan was the final batter to be given out ’dealing with the ball’ towards India in 2001.
Rahim was Bangladesh’s top-scorer together with his 35 off 83 balls because the hosts had been bundled out for 172 inside 67 overs.
Bangladesh gained the primary Check in Sylhet by 150 runs.
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