*Official* 4th Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 4 - 8 Mar 2021

[honestbharani]

Pant told Virat it was pitching outside leg, lol.

 

[Pothas]

Could hardly have woken up to a worse score.

At least we made day 3 this time?

Feels like we have been 10 for 2 the entire winter.

 

[Gnske]

ill try sweeping, thats a good trick!

 

[eroticfishcake]

Interesting way to get out....

 

[Spark]

geez that would hurt

 

[Acas]

Whats the point of Johnny Bairstow?

None, he's f*****g useless

 

[silentstriker]

Just going to bed after midnight. Will probably wake up half an hour after lunch. Either India will still be batting or we’ll be four down in the second innings.

It's exactly thirty minutes after lunch, and well done! Almost got it perfect.

 

[thierry henry]

Is there no rule, or has a rule never been mooted or discussed, about the ball deflecting off fielder’s pads? Seems a bit of an anomaly that you can have any protective and deflective material you like to assist a catch?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Sibley deserves bad luck for batting in an as aesthetically terrible way as humanly possible.

 

[honestbharani]

ill try sweeping, thats a good trick!

Indeed.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is there no rule, or has a rule never been mooted or discussed, about the ball deflecting off fielder’s pads? Seems a bit of an anomaly that you can have any protective and deflective material you like to assist a catch?

Helmet catches aren't out right? I don't know if it's different for pads.

 

[thierry henry]

Helmet catches aren't out right? I don't know if it's different for pads.

Exactly, so not sure why pads should be any different really. Makes the ball deflect in an unnatural way

 

[Gnske]

Sweeping is the quick single of cross bat shots

 

[Spark]

Helmet catches aren't out right? I don't know if it's different for pads.

I heard they changed that rule

 

[honestbharani]

Exactly, so not sure why pads should be any different really. Makes the ball deflect in an unnatural way

Coz you can't have one rule for the keeper's pads and another for the fielders. And the ball WILL hit the keepers pads often.

 

[silentstriker]

I heard they changed that rule

Yeah I thought it was all out now.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Why not

 

[Spark]

Yeah I thought it was all out now.

ah yep Khawaja bemused by new ICC ruling | cricket.com.au

 

[thierry henry]

ah well. Rule change seems completely illogical tbh but whatever

 

[silentstriker]

https://icc-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/ICC/document/2017/09/26/774502d6-15ca-4844-b8a6-5bc379b3edb2/Playing-conditions-26-September.pdf

Caught off a fielder’s / wicket keeper’s helmet. The ball can now be caught after it strikes a helmet which is being worn by a fielder or the wicket-keeper