ICC Responds to a Fan's Video on Twitter, Schools Him With Cricket Law 32.1 and Declares Him OUT!
The next time you have a quarrel while playing at home, school or anywhere, regarding the laws of Cricket, you know whom do you have to turn to, don’t you?
We have all played the game of Cricket with a different set of rules altogether; however, the only common thing would be a couple of mode of dismissals, i.e. bowled out and run out! Imagine a scenario where people have to argue or say quarrel, over the fact that the batsman is ‘Bowled OUT’ or not? In such scenarios, the pressure on the person who used to be the umpire was severe. The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday, turned to play the role of an umpire (read: peacemaker) on the request of a fan!
The funny video sent to the ICC brings the book of Laws of Cricket to fore all over again. Well, one can argue that once the batsman has hit the ball and it covers a bit of ground, and also returns only to hit the stumps, all by itself, is a wicket or not?
The ICC, playing the role of an umpire, not only declared its verdict, i.e. OUT. Not only that, the ICC also mentioned the law of cricket which deals with the following mode of dismissal in question, i.e. Bowled! In their reply to the fan’s video, they said, “A fan named Hamza sent this video to us this morning asking for a ruling. Unfortunately for the (very unlucky) batsman, law 32.1 confirms... Out!”
See the Funny Video Where a (Very) Unlucky Batsman is Bowled!
According to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the guardians of the Laws of Cricket, a batsman can be dismissed in 10 ways. The Law 32.1, which is about being dismissed ‘Bowled’ states:
Law 32.1.1: The striker is out Bowled if his/her wicket is put down by a ball delivered by the bowler, not being a No ball, even if it first touches the striker’s bat or person.
Law 32.1.2: However, the striker shall not be out Bowled if before striking the wicket the ball has been in contact with any other player or an umpire. The striker will, however, be subject to Laws 37 (Obstructing the field), 38 (Run out) and 39 (Stumped).
The following video shows how Cricket is a loved sport across the globe. To see a group of youngsters playing the sport in the mountainous region is heartening. To capture a video and send it to ICC for their decision is even more heartening. The next time you have a quarrel while playing at home, school or anywhere, regarding the laws of Cricket, you know whom do you have to turn to, don’t you?
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