Watch: During a warm-up match against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI, Babar Azam nearly found himself in danger of being given out obstructing the field.
Pakistan opted to bat at Canberra’s Manuka Oval, but Imam Shafiq (38) and new captain Shan Masood (156 not out) added 58 for the second wicket. He dropped Ul Haq in the 8th over. Babar Azam (40) then helped Masood add on to take his score to 92.
The incident occurred in the 37th year. Pakistan were 113-2 at this point, with Masood scoring 58 points and Babar 10.
Masoud Bo Webster pushed it into the middle and the ball rolled along the ground and past Babar on the left. For some reason, Babar bent down and extended his right glove toward the ball, but it missed the ball.
If Babar had actually gloved the ball, probably we would have expected him to interfere with the pitch. Law 37.1.1 states: “If one of the batters intentionally attempts to disturb or distract the fielding team by word or action while the ball is in play, he blocks the field of play.”
The article also clarifies that: “If one of the batters uses his bat or any part of his body while the ball is in play without the batter’s consent, he is out and obstructs the field of play.” Fielder. “To return the ball to a field player.”
When Pakistan toured Australia in 1978-79,Sarfraz Nawaz appealed to non-striker Andrew Hilditch for possession of the ball and got a favorable decision.
This type of sending off is grouped under the name pitch interference, and only strikers can be sent off this way.
A few hours after this incident, during a game against New Zealand in Mirpur, Bangladeshi’s Mushfiqur Rahim tried to steal the ball from Kyle Jamieson, becoming the second player in Test cricket history after Len Hutton. He became the number one batter. Field disturbances can be eliminated.
Pakistan posted a score of 324-6 against the Stamps on the first day of the match.
Watch Babar Azam nearly handle a ball during Pakistan’s warm-up match:
Babar Azam keeping himself in the game at the non-striker’s end…. #PMXIvPAK pic.twitter.com/bMZk2Nk7pi
– cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 6. 2023 年 12 月
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