Battle of the Brainfades

[Bijed]

Because some of the most memorable moments in cricketing history are those when you're left thinking 'why the **** did they do THAT?!", I thought it was about time we compiled videos of all our favourite brainfades from across the years, then had a vote to decide on maybe the best/worst (depending on how you look at it) 5.

Anyway, I'll get the ball rolling with the recent Gabriel's Hoick, immortalised by Shady Slim in the hallowed texts of the Lexicon:

It occurs at 3:45

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Two brainfades consecutively in a similar fashion

 

[wpdavid]

No mention of this yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrWgDIFoqt4

What's the world coming to?

 

[cnerd123]

Brad Haddin in Cape Town

 

[honestbharani]

 

[anil1405]

No mention of this yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrWgDIFoqt4

What's the world coming to?

Wouldn't really consider that as a brain fade moment. It was rather a lack of communication on the part of Klusener. The ball before Donald would've been run out had Lehmann hit the stumps so obviously Donald was cautions and wanted to be absolutely sure that there was a single before he decided to run and had Klusener uttered these few words before that delivery...."Run when I tell you to"....things would've been much more simple.

 

[vcs]

Kohli getting dismissed leaving straight balls a couple of times in the recent India-Australia series.

 

[honestbharani]

He had a few in England in the 2014 series as well.

 

[Bijed]

For those that have been mentioned but not had videos posted ye (apologies for variable quality, best I could find quickly):


Haddin in Cape Town:

 

[Bijed]

Kohli leaving a straight one (3:12):

 

[Bijed]

Kohli not having realised what he did wrong the last time (0:33):

 

[OverratedSanity]

Some dreadful leaves:

Adam hollioake:

 

[OverratedSanity]

And of course:

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is one of my favourites. Not quite a brain fade... More like a brain explosion. Halfway through his delivery, Darren Powell goes "**** this. I don't want to cricket anymore"

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ijaz Ahmed forgetting how to use his legs.

 

[Howe_zat]

This is my favourite Maxwell Moment (TM)

26.1
Ali to Maxwell, FOUR, superbly done by Maxwell, reverse-sweeping against the spin and it's in the air but in front of point and bounces away to the unprotected boundary

26.2
Ali to Maxwell, FOUR, tossed up and Maxwell plays that vengeful reverse-slap over cover again! This was struck even more firmly, high and into the gap for four more

26.3
Ali to Maxwell, OUT, tries a reverse dab this time, a top edge loops up and Bairstow takes a simple catch! Umpire Wilson slowly raises his finger and although Maxwell looks disgusted it is probably with the shot rather than the decision.

 

[Howe_zat]

That time KP pulled out but decided he could play the ball anyway

 

[fredfertang]

Double brainfade

 

[Furball]

That time Australia picked Xavier Doherty in the Ashes.

 

[Furball]

That time Johnson enquired as to why Anderson was quieter than normal and suggested it might be because he wasn't taking wickets; Anderson responds by yorking Ryan Harris.