Let’s find out some of the interesting rules of cricket that fans don’t know
No doubt, you’re a huge cricket fan. You’ve played cricket a lot since childhood. But, cricket has got some fascinating rules, which are not known to the fans.
There you go. Find out how many of the following rules you knew before.
RULES
If the ball touches the gloves while the hand is not in contact with the bat, the catch will be considered as Not Out
This rule is so rare that even the umpires are not aware of it. The proof is Rangana Herath of Srilanka was given out when the same thing happened in a test match with England.
Even, Herath didn’t appeal to the decision as he himself didn't know about the rule 😅.
LBW means anything before the wicket
Don’t go by the name that the ball has to hit leg to be LBW. A ball hitting any part of the batsman’s body before the wicket will be considered as LBW.
Yes, you’ve heard it. If you don’t believe me, watch this video where Sachin was given out when a delivery from Mcgrath had hit Sachin’s arm.
If the wicket-keeper catches the ball in front of the stump and remove the bails, it’ll not be a run-out or stumping. The umpire will give a no-ball in the next delivery
In a T20 match with Bangladesh, Rishab Pant did this blunder- collecting the ball in front of the stump to run out Liton Das.
Having seen this, fans had a hard time to digest the goof-up which they never imagined. This meme is totally on point.😀
This one is quite interesting. The batting team will get 5 runs if the ball hits any equipment of the bowling side like gloves, helmets or anything.
With this rule, if you’re lucky, you don’t have to work hard for a six😂. This video says it all.
Don’t run on the danger area of the pitch twice as doing so will add 5 runs to your opponents as a penalty
Please watch the video to see Warner’s reaction with the umpire.
It reminds you of the time you found your teacher deducted marks for no reason.🤣
When a batsman is out, the next batman has to show up in the crease in 3 minutes. Otherwise, he will be given out
This rule is made for a very rare case. The dismissal is called Time-out.
Wondering, “Has it ever been used in any international match?”
Once, Ganguly was almost going to be timed-out in a test match against South Africa. After the dismissal of Wassim Jaffer, Ganguly took a long time to appear in the crease due to an unexpected reason.
The umpire informed Graeme Smith about it and requested him not to go for a time-out appeal. Smith agreed to uphold the spirit of the game
Had Smith not agreed, this could have been the first time-out case in cricket history 😂. Imagine the feeling of someone who went to the field and found he is OUT without playing a single ball.
But, wouldn't you want to know the main reason that caused all this?
Read the next rule. You’ll find it there.
If a bowler or a batsman stays more than 15 minutes off the field, he can’t bat or bowl for the same time in the next innings once it starts
In the same match, when South Africa was batting, Sachin spent 18 minutes off the field. Hence, he’d not be allowed to bat within the first 18 minutes when India will start to bat.
Unfortunately, the first two batsmen were dismissed in the first 15 minutes. Sachin who was supposed to bat next stopped by the fourth umpire. Being confused about what to do, Indian team management asked Ganguly to pad up for batting. Making the South Africa team wait for quite some time.
That’s it. Hopefully, from now onwards, you can brag yourself as you play or discuss cricket with your friends 😁.
