LBW’s Pollard decision was reversed, but because it was a dead ball, the single that ran was not counted.
What happened?
When Kieron Pollard received LBW to Mohammed Shami at 17, the batter immediately went to check. Replays revealed that there was an inside rim, and Pollard was able to continue. Pretty simple. Case closed? Not quite.
However, according to the ICC, the ball was deemed dead and any resulting run would not count towards the batting team’s account. In this case, the ball took the inside edge, drifted off the pads, and the batters ran for a single. However, since a delivery review was removed, the clear run of the ball did not count.
The law
“The hitting side, while benefiting from the expulsion reversal, will not benefit from any runs that may have subsequently accrued from the pitch if the outfield umpire had originally made a no-out decision, other than a penalty. of no-ball “. .
The reactions
Several experts insisted that this rule essentially steals the hitting side of a run and could lead to a tricky situation in close encounters.
Pollard and #MI denied a single. LBW given. Reviewed. Inside edge confirmed. But the easy run they took won’t count. Dear @ICC, this could cost someone the World Cup one day. Needs a rethink. The referees must reserve their decision until the ball is dead. #MIvKXIP
03:40 PM ?? Oct 10, 2020
The cricket fraternity was quite unanimous in their opinion that the rule should be changed to allow for the resulting runs of the ball, if the batsman was ultimately not out of delivery.
How many times have we seen a race that costs the game. This dead ball thing with DRS is absolutely insane. #MI #KXIP #MIvsKXIP # IPL2020
03:44 p. Tue Oct 10, 2020
What needs to be changed?
As India’s former starting batsman Aakash Chopra calculated, the umpire should reserve his decision until the ball is dead, and that a possible reversal should include runs that have been pulled from the pitch.
However, the argument does not seem to carry much weight in a game that did not make it to the end. However, another situation such as the 2019 IPL final would attract the attention of many more. If the LBW of the final ball had been reversed, the eliminated run of that delivery that would be canceled could make the difference between a trophy winner and a runner-up.
Or perhaps, it will take something the magnitude of the 2019 World Cup final to decide that there must be a change, just like the cap count was removed after the July 14, 2019 fiasco.
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