Internet Desk: India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was given not out despite being caught and run out on the same delivery in an incident which took place in the second ODI against Australia at the Eden Gardens today.
During the 48th over of the Indian innings, Pandya played a shot on a full toss delivery from Kane Richardson which went straight up in the air. Steve Smith took the catch comfortably but the umpire gave it a no ball as it was bowled above Pandya’s waste.
Having run down to the bowler’s end as he watched Smith take the catch, Pandya then turned and walked out of his ground and towards the pavilion in the belief that he had been caught.
Perhaps sensing that Pandya might earn a reprieve due to the ball being ruled a waist-high no-ball, Smith yelled out to Richardson and threw the ball to the bowler, who removed the bails and ran Pandya out.
But when replays showed the ball had reached Pandya above the waist on the full, and was correctly called a no-ball, it made the caught dismissal void and also voided the run-out attempt.
Following a TV referral the ball was deemed no-ball as Smith argued with umpire Anil Chaudhary and Richard Illingworth, who was the leg umpire during the time of delivery, that Pandya should be given “run out”.
Law 27.7 of the Laws of Cricket, which covers Appeals, is titled ‘Batsman leaving his wicket under a misapprehension’.
The law states: “An umpire shall intervene if satisfied that a batsman, not having been given out, has left his wicket under a misapprehension that he is out. The umpire intervening shall call and signal Dead ball to prevent any further action by the fielding side and shall recall the batsman.”
Also the run out Law of 38.2(b) says the striker is not run-out if “No ball has been called and he is out of his ground not attempting a run and the wicket is fairly put down by the wicket-keeper without the intervention of another fielder.”
The match also witnessed some exchange between Virat Kohli and Matthew Wade when the Indian skipper stole a bye in the 32.4 overs with the ball just infront of the Aussie wicketkeeper.
Earlier this year during a Test series, Smith was at loggerheads with Kohli who stopped short of calling the Aussie skipper ‘cheat’ after he took the assistance of dressing room for a DRS appeal.
Earlier Australia wore black armbands in a mark of respect for one of their former players Bob Holland, who died four days ago.