Austin 3:!6 Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Steve Smith's catch of Fawad Alam during the third One-Day International (ODI) between Pakistan and Australia caused some controversy. Smith saw Alam position himself for the sweep off Xavier Doherty and moved from first-slip towards the leg-slip. Alam guided the ball fine and by then Smith had made enough ground to take the catch. The Pakistan batsman stood his ground, but the officials upheld the verdict and he had to make his way back to the dressing room. According to the laws of cricket, Smith catch is fair as a fielder isn’t allowed to make a significant movement before the ball has reached the striker. Law 41.7 states: “Any significant movement by any fielder after the ball comes into play, and before the ball reaches the striker, is unfair. In the event of such unfair movement, either umpire shall call and signal Dead ball.†The main question that arises is: How does one define “significant movement� The laws have that answer. Law 42.8 (a) says: “For close fielders anything other than minor adjustments to stance or position in relation to the striker is significant.†But according to a new playing condition that has come into play on October 1, 2014, Smith’s catch is fair. A fielder is allowed to make the movement if the batsman is in position to play his shot early. Dean Jones tweeted about it: OK, Just been advised by new LawICC 41:8 that if a batsman shapes early to play a shot..Then a fields man can move anywhere he wants. Photo 1: Here is the point of delivery. Smith is standing at first slip as Doherty comes from around the wicket? Alam has taken his stance and is ready to face the ball: Photo 2: In the second frame, you can see Alam getting in position to play the sweep. Smith had noticed Alam making that adjustment and has commenced his charge towards leg-slip. The wicketkeeper Haddin, was unaware of the events transpiring behind him. Just as the ball is about to pitch, Smith is ready to make the run. We can say that Alam is in position early Photo 3: In this frame, we can see the Alam has played that sweep and is in fact hit high on the bat as the ball climbed a touch. Smith is just behind Haddin with one foot on the leg-side and has his eyes on the ball. This was the best position for Smith as all he had to do was react to what happened next. Photo 4: Alam played the sweep squarer than Smith hoped for. Nevertheless, he still showed great athleticism and made it look quite easy and took the catch. This is a reflection of Smith’s ability as a fieldsman. In the Indian Premier League (IPL), he has already shown great prowess, effecting some wonderful saves and taking great catches.
Austin 3:!6 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 lol what a stance sir ji Poor man's Chanderpaul :--D
vvvslaxman Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Ramiz Raja overwhelmingly supports the catch. He thinks it is perfectly fair.
velu Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Brilliant stuff Smith ++1 smartass cricket by smith
Kalia_Test Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 I will give Fawad Alam out just for his ugly and puke worthy stance :two_thumbs_up:
veer Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 have seen few players trying this but i guess first one to succeed.. good one!
Old guy Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 I think one keeper did this against Dravid probably mcculum not sure
sscomp32 Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 I think one keeper did this against Dravid probably mcculum not sure Yes He did in 2009 NZ tour. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjElsTyfzcs]Brendon McCullum's Catch of Rahul Dravid - YouTube[/ame]
BeautifulGame Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 When batsmen allowed switch hit and all other advantages dont see why this is wrong
zep1706 Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Isn't it illegal? I was under the impression that the ball must reach the batsman first before a fielder is allowed to make lateral movements. Amazing effort nonetheless.
Austin 3:!6 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 Isn't it illegal? I was under the impression that the ball must reach the batsman first before a fielder is allowed to make lateral movements. Amazing effort nonetheless. Law changed since Oct 2012.
Debutant Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 These pakis used to cheat in every match, first with bottle caps, and then with chuckmal. Now when they are getting the taste of their own medicine, its fun to watch them whine and cry :yess:
jalebi_bhai Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 These pakis used to cheat in every match' date=' first with bottle caps, and then with chuckmal. Now when they are getting the taste of their own medicine, its fun to watch them whine and cry :yess:[/quote'] It isn't cheating.......it's within the laws of the game......so they can't cry about anything.......they got their own lucky break in the match with the Aussies not appealing for a run-out.......
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