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I can't believe I ate the whole thing
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duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Mate that is a fielding restriction. And it's a ridiculous suggestion to want to curb a team wanting to dry up runs because it's a perfectly legitimate tactic which has been part of the game since it's inception. It's akin to making a law saying you can't leave outside off, you must play every ball.
Craig
World Traveller
So? With the game in the balance and the fight between bat and aball and I find it quite interesting. If people can't accept it or "turned off" they were never that keen for Test cricket anyway.
IndGunner
First Class Debutant
Yea my thoughts exactly, nothing at all wrong with what happened in the first session every team tries to do it. IMO If hayden or ponting had been their india would not have got away with it.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Learn2Score.
IndGunner
First Class Debutant
No im not at all against it i love the suspense of it all but im saying that is the issue.
IndGunner
First Class Debutant
The Bodyline "field" wouldnt be illegal
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Close! But not out.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Yep, it's legitimate.
Of course, it's very negative and I do think there could be reasonable grounds to criticise India for it, not because it's "unfair" or anything, but because it's overly defensive given the state of the game. If Australia had batted all day scoring at 1.5 an over and essentially taken the game away from a potential result, I think it would have reflected fairly poorly on Dhoni in terms of his intent. It paid off though, so really it's all turned out pretty well for India.
The simple reality is that Australia are behind in the series and had to force the game, so India made it difficult for them. It might not make for good cricket and it may not be what Australian or Indian fans wanted to happen, but there's no grounds to complain about it. If you don't want to have to force the pace, don't go behind in the series, especially not against a team that's happy with a 1-0 series win.
Of course, it's very negative and I do think there could be reasonable grounds to criticise India for it, not because it's "unfair" or anything, but because it's overly defensive given the state of the game. If Australia had batted all day scoring at 1.5 an over and essentially taken the game away from a potential result, I think it would have reflected fairly poorly on Dhoni in terms of his intent. It paid off though, so really it's all turned out pretty well for India.
The simple reality is that Australia are behind in the series and had to force the game, so India made it difficult for them. It might not make for good cricket and it may not be what Australian or Indian fans wanted to happen, but there's no grounds to complain about it. If you don't want to have to force the pace, don't go behind in the series, especially not against a team that's happy with a 1-0 series win.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
What do you mean by this? Having a heap of fielders behind square on the leg side would be illegal, it's against the rules. Well, every delivery would be a no ball anyway.
IndGunner
First Class Debutant
No one is doubting the legitamacy. Pup11 wants to enforce field restrictions to not let it happen again
IndGunner
First Class Debutant
Would the field itself be illegal?
Or the bowling?
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
The field.
IndGunner
First Class Debutant
Thats the thing isnt it its not unfair basically it is out there to lure the batsmen. you're not gonna get many wickets bowling out side off but it will undoubtly fluster the majority of them and that may lead to a wicket.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Am I the only one who thinks that Haddin was actually out? That doesn't actually mean that the decision was wrong, because there was doubt and the third umpire made the right decision, but I reckon his foot hadn't yet touched the ground.
No real issue, just reckon it was probably out in the strictest sense of a stumping.
No real issue, just reckon it was probably out in the strictest sense of a stumping.