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Usually ball stumps thrown at a speed of 142 kmph crumble. But what happened on Friday in the Ashes has taken the entire sports world by surprise. Ben Stokes’ narrow escape on Cameron Green’s ball has become a cause for debate. Legends like Shane Warne including Sachin Tendulkar have started talking about the new rule.
Stokes left in a strange way
The whole matter is about the third day of the fourth Ashes Test between hosts Australia and England. When the ball taking an angle of all-rounder Green hit the off-stump of Stokes. Due to this the gills shook, but did not fall and remained as it is. The on-field umpire asked for a referral as the bails did not move and Stokes was declared ‘not out’ despite the ball hitting the stumps, scoring a crucial 66.
Tendulkar tagged Warne on this and tweeted, ‘Should a rule of ‘hitting the stumps’ be introduced for this, in which the ball hits the stumps, but does not hit the bails? What do you think? Should be fair to the bowlers.
Warne jokingly said that this needs to be debated. Warne replied, ‘Interesting thing and friend it can be debated. I will take it to the World Cricket Committee for discussion and then let you know. Never seen it like it happened today – Green’s ball speed was 142 kmph and it hit the stumps very fast.
Usually ball stumps thrown at a speed of 142 kmph crumble. But what happened on Friday in the Ashes has taken the entire sports world by surprise. Ben Stokes’ narrow escape on Cameron Green’s ball has become a cause for debate. Legends like Shane Warne including Sachin Tendulkar have started talking about the new rule.
Stokes left in a strange way
The whole matter is about the third day of the fourth Ashes Test between hosts Australia and England. When the ball taking an angle of all-rounder Green hit the off-stump of Stokes. Due to this the gills shook, but did not fall and remained as it is. The on-field umpire asked for a referral as the bails did not move and Stokes was declared ‘not out’ despite the ball hitting the stumps, scoring a crucial 66.
What did Tendulkar say?
Tendulkar tagged Warne on this and tweeted, ‘Should a rule of ‘hitting the stumps’ be introduced for this, in which the ball hits the stumps, but does not hit the bails? What do you think? Should be fair to the bowlers.
What was Warne’s answer?
Warne jokingly said that this needs to be debated. Warne replied, ‘Interesting thing and friend it can be debated. I will take it to the World Cricket Committee for discussion and then let you know. Never seen it like it happened today – Green’s ball speed was 142 kmph and it hit the stumps very fast.
However, another former stylish Australian batsman Damien Martin responded directly to Tendulkar’s proposal, ‘No’. Said. However, the fall of the bails took everyone by surprise, including former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Ponting told ‘Channel 7,’ He said, ‘It really did move the stump a little bit to one side. But despite moving the gills, they remained in their place.
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