***Official*** New Zealand in India 2016

[Shri]

Just when I was happy that Ishant wasn't around to get a wicket off a no ball, we get ****ed in this way. **** off fate.

 

[Dan]

Ball is ruled dead if it touches a fielder's helmet while he's wearing it.

 

[mr_mister]

Why does hitting the helmet make it not out?

similar to catching it in your cap. unfair advantage

 

[Athlai]

I for one look forward to the angry comments about that decision on cricinfo.

 

[Howe_zat]

similar to catching it in your cap. unfair advantage

I actually think the rule should apply to more things - Jonathan Trott once took a catch in his trouser pocket, which seems way more like an unfair catch than the ball clipping the helmet.

 

[Shri]

Because helmets for fielders are there to protect them, not to assist them in taking catches.

Thats ****ed. Unintentional touches like this shouldn't count.

 

[mr_mister]

well where do you draw the line

 

[duffer]

This is quite concerning now.

Edit: this partnership

 

[mr_mister]

Indians ITT just be happy you even got a slow-mo replay of the incident with no DRS you kind of don't deserve to

 

[Prince EWS]

Imagine if the ball was smashed into the helmet of a close-in fielder and then rebounded metres away into another fielder's hands. It's a good rule.

 

[Howe_zat]

Indians ITT just be happy you even got a slow-mo replay of the incident with no DRS you kind of don't deserve to

Not least because the ball bounced on Latham's boot in the first place. Would have been a complete fluke wicket at best

 

[Biryani Pillow]

Never knew about that rule.

Weak.

By no means.

The ball cannot be caught off external protective equipment worn by a fielder with the exception of the gloves and pads worn by a keeper (although some keepers now wear their pads under their trousers,

The ball remains live for the purpose of run scoring and the batsman can still be run out (providing there is a further act of fielding) and subject to one or two other forms of dismissal.

 

[TT Boy]

Really good knock from Latham so far. Guptil was frenetic and never looked comfortable but Latham hasn't looked in much trouble and has played Ashwin really well. Liked watching this partnership.

 

[Burgey]

similar to catching it in your cap. unfair advantage

I thought it was because the ball ricochets further off the lid. Personally think you should be able to throw your cap in the air and catch the ball in it, provided you then catch the cap before it hits the ground.

Brad Haddin agrees with this.

 

[Shri]

Imagine if the ball was smashed into the helmet of a close-in fielder and then rebounded metres away into another fielders hands. It's a good rule.

Thats just bad luck.

 

[duffer]

I can see the logic behind the rule, just never knew about it. How long has it been a rule?

 

[Dan]

FMD, tried to find the reference for that and it was a pain. Not in the Dead Ball law, not in the law pertaining to fielders. It's buried in the depths of Law 32 -- Caught:

Providing that in every case
neither (i) at any time the ball
nor (ii) throughout the act of making the catch as defined in Law 19.4, any fielder in contact with the ball is, as described in Law 19.3(b), touching the boundary or grounded beyond the boundary, a catch shall be considered to be fair if:

[...]

(d) a fielder catches the ball after it has touched an umpire, another fielder or the other batsman.

However, it is not a fair catch if at any time after having been struck by the bat and before a catch is completed the ball has touched a protective helmet worn by a fielder.

 

[Shri]

Bring back Vijay.

 

[StephenZA]

Imagine if the ball was smashed into the helmet of a close-in fielder and then rebounded metres away into another fielders hands. It's a good rule.

What so difference when it gets parried upwards and caught by another fielder.... I understand why the rule is there but intention should count as well. Similar to the obstructing the field...

It is also seems specific for the helmet.. no other protective clothing?

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Just when I was happy that Ishant wasn't around to get a wicket off a no ball, we get ****ed in this way. **** off fate.

Love how you can bitch about this when Latham swept the ball into his foot. India's lucky it didn't go for four.