Lol there's a legit gripe for India. I was just like huh? when it happened. Pisses me off, Spidercam adds practically nothing to the broadcast aside from the occasional funky angled replay / filler shot. It's not a massive improvement like going from a single camera to one at both ends, it's classic gimmick.
Isnt that i?
If the ****s aren’t changing the laws to negate runs scored when a perfectly good throw deflects off some treacherous ranga’s bat, they better not change them for this.
Don't think so. In T20s you have to allow for some randomness. Just a month back he was far and away the best bowler and MoS in T20 series against Australia.
What I tell you about Nawaz and Axar?
He's a very complex player
Nah, when the ball hits the stumps when bowled it can deflect away from fielders a very high speed. In this case third man maybe could have saved two but plenty of times it skeeters away from anyone. Normally when bowled the ball becomes dead when the wicket is broken, even if subsequently called a no-ball.
He's had years of failures, he averaged 14 in the PSL, hs 28, and whatever these clutch performances weren't in T20Is.
It is inexplicable, yes
The point of free hits is total safety from being dismissed by most forms of dismissals save those allowed on no balls (namely run outs, hitting the ball twice and obstructing the field). Can it be crucial in some situations, sure, but that's like any other rare cricketing event that laws cover. Not sure why this is such a big issue just because it offends sensibilities.
I don't know Nawaz but I trust in Axar. At least until his purple patch lasts. Often players have short shelf lives in T20 but I still back Axar.
Clutch performances were in t20I:
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No, this is where you say I was right all along.
You missed the point. Not being dismissed and getting a reward for completely missing the ball (even with the body) and getting a lucky deflection are not equivalent. If it was dead, and a dot ball, that's fair, you're not out but missed your chance.
Often gets in the way of the view for the paying spectators in the stands too, incredibly annoying.
How exactly is it "lazy" to allow runs off a deflection that no one expects, owes nothing to the batsman's skill and can go in literally any direction? Ridiculous post.
That's the power of free hits in LOI cricket. Like the ball isn't dead in that scenario, so should people just not run out of solidarity with people baffled with the concept?
It's called game awareness. Ridiculous from you tbh to not expect it from players on the field.
You mean parochial. If the shoe was on the other foot...
