Handled The Ball Dismissals

As of september 2017 there have been twenty two instances of players being dismissed unusually in international cricket.

Handled the ball dismissals. It dictated that either batsman can be given out if they intentionally touch the ball with a hand that is not holding their bat. Handled the ball was a previously a separate method of dismissal now incorporated into obstructing the field. Under current rules however the dismissal would count as one of handling the ball. Handled the ball was formerly one of the methods of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket but was integrated into the law on obstructing the field when the laws of cricket were rewritten in 2017.

Ten in test cricket nine in one day internationals odis one in twenty20 internationals t20is and two in women s one day international cricket. New zealand v india at christchurch 2nd test feb 29 mar 2 2020 test 2387 bangladesh v zimbabwe at dhaka only test feb 22 25 2020 test 2386 new zealand v india at wellington 1st test feb 21 24 2020 test 2385. However there have also been seven instances in test cricket and two in odis where a batsman has been dismissed handled the ball a mode of dismissal now folded into obstructing the field. Interestingly it was endean himself who made the successful appeal that led to hutton s dismissal.

In most cases an obstruction occurs when a batsman thinks that he is going to be run out and he blocks the ball with his bat or changes his course while running between wickets to block the ball. Updates to the laws made by the mcc have scrapped the rarely used handled the ball law bringing the total number of official modes of dismissal down from 10 to nine. It s a rarity of the 148 062 dismissals in international cricket till date only ten have been in this fashion. Batsmen train vigorously for years to be able to play fast balls which come to them at 140 or 150 kmph but when it wobbles and comes at less than 50 their mi.

There are unfortunate ways to get out in cricket and then there s handled the ball instances when the batsmen involuntarily take matter into their own hands quite literally while the ball s still in play. Michael vaughan pictured above was the last batsmen to be dismissed handled the ball in test cricket against india at bangalore in 2001. Rare dismissal in test cricket. It was governed by law 33 of the 2000 edition of the laws and was a rare way for a batsman to.