Murali Vijay- Obstructing The Field ?

[Eeyore]

Footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=844O3k7Pmmw

Not willful obstruction, perhaps, but he was out of his ground.

 

[studio150]

A bit of fun from England but didn't move so obviously not out

 

[LlcoolJ]

Not out. Stupid though.

 

[Mackenzie]

Imagine the stink if the umpires had given that out.

 

[Hillian1]

Was out if his ground by the look of it, his toes were over the crease.

Jesus it wasn't long ago a batsman was given out as his bat bounced up at the exact moment of impact of ball to stumps even though it was a foot over.

India will still smash us though.

 

[BensGrandad]

Not sure of the exact wording of the rule but he certainly stopped the ball hitting the wicket and him being run out.

 

[Gwylan]

Not sure of the exact wording of the rule but he certainly stopped the ball hitting the wicket and him being run out.

He didn't move to stop it though - the wording is that he has to "willfully' stop the ball from hitting. I'm surprised the umpires even considered it TBH. If a bowler did that in a club match and appealed, most captains would tell him to stop being a dickhead

 

[BensGrandad]

He didn't move to stop it though - the wording is that he has to "willfully' stop the ball from hitting. I'm surprised the umpires even considered it TBH. If a bowler did that in a club match and appealed, most captains would tell him to stop being a dickhead

So not out is correct as you wouldnt expect him to move to let the ball hit the stumps unless he had made his ground.

 

[knocky1]

Was out if his ground by the look of it, his toes were over the crease.

Jesus it wasn't long ago a batsman was given out as his bat bounced up at the exact moment of impact of ball to stumps even though it was a foot over.

India will still smash us though.

Happened to Eoin Morgan in a T20 v Australia a few years back. The rule wasn't changed and then Chris Jordan did it, just, in the World Cup.




I'm sure the rule still stands. OK if your feet have grounded over the line, I think. Isn't it?