Video: Top Five Memorable LBW Decisions In History Of Test Cricket
Dec 30, 2016 at 5:12 PM
Yesterday was a remarkable day in the history of Test cricket as the longest format of the game experienced something special as we saw 10000th Leg Before Wicket being effected in the history of Test cricket. Hashim Amla was the batsman who fell prey as the 10000th batsman to be dismissed in this fashion whereas Nuwan Pradeep was the bowler. George Ullyett of England was the first man to get dismissed as LBW by Australia’s Nat Thomson on 16 March 1877.
Out of 10000th LBW effected in Test cricket, Sportzwiki takes a look at top five LBW incidents in the history of cricket –
Sachin Tendulkar’s arm before wicket – This is the most controversial decision that has ever happened to a batsman in the history of Test cricket. It was the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Adelaide Oval which Indian team lost by a margin of 285 runs. The Indian team, in a race to a score of 396 to win the game, was three down with a score 24 on the board before Sachin Tendulkar fell to a controversial decision by the umpire Daryl Harper, which just ruined the hopes of India as Sachin Tendulkar could have made a difference in the end. It was a foolish decision by the umpire which forced Indian fans to be livid.
Glenn McGrath was the bowler who delivered a ball, probably halfway down the pitch but interestingly it did not bounce enough and kept low, contrary to the hopes of Sachin Tendulkar, who ducked it. The ball instead of going above the wickets stayed low and hit Tendulkar on his arm. The Australian fielders made an appeal for LBW and interestingly, umpires accepted their request. It was clearly seen that the ball was hitting Sachin on his arm but still, umpires raised his finger, asking Tendulkar to have a long walk back. It looked like the umpire was standing at his place with a blindside towards the batsman as in no case that was out. This wicket added to woes of the Indian team and already tottering batting line up was flattered on a score of 110 with Australia winning the game by a margin of 285 runs.
When the umpire dismissed Sachin Tendulkar – Out of 10000 LBW decisions made in the history of Test cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has registered most LBWs as the veteran batsman was dismissed in this form 63 times, which also includes many controversial decisions as well. In another umpiring failure against the same opposition, Sachin was forced by the umpire to go back to the pavilion after yet another blind decision made by the official.
It was a normal delivery from Jason Gillespie which just any other batsman would have just allowed the ball to just go behind the wickets but by mistake, the ball touched the pads of Sachin Tendulkar. This contact between ball and pads was enough for umpire Steve Bucknor to adjudge Sachin out and looking at replays, it was clear that by no means Tendulkar was out. It looked like umpire was taking revenge with Sachin Tendulkar by declaring him out.
Tendulkar, as usual, did a wise thing to walk off, instead of involving in a debate with the umpire. Sachin has always been unlucky in terms of being adjudged LBW.
Ian Bell was adjudged not out even when the ball was hitting the stumps – This decision in the World Cup game between India and England stirred up a controversy and gave birth to new rule. It was the 25th over of the game that Yuvraj Singh bowled to Ian Bell, who in an unsuccessful attempt to sweep the ball, failed to touch it and the ball went on to castle his pads. Indian players made a loud appeal but the umpire was not impressed by the appeal.
The decision was referred to the third umpire who after having many looks at the replays, declared Bell no out. The reason behind adjudging Bell was not out the marginal difference of 2.5 meters between Bell’s pads and the stumps. This not-out decision made by the third umpire forced ICC to revise the 2.5-meter rule.
Maninder Singh LBW in tied Test match – What can be the feeling in the mind of a batsman when his team needs just one run to win the game, in two balls with one wicket to go and the batsman is dismissed with the match ending with a tag of a tied game on it? Ask Maninder Singh, who was the batsman.
In the second ever tied Test match in the history of cricket, Maninder Singh was the batsman who was dismissed LBW by Greg Matthews. This LBW forced the game to end as a tie but digging deep in it, it was more of a loss hidden in this tied game for India as if Mahindra Singh would have touched that ball, the result could have been different.
The three-match Test series ended in a draw as none of the team was able to register a single win in the series whereas one run in the first game would have made the difference.
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Hashim Amla’s dismissal of Nuwan Pradeep – Hashim Amla might have been breaking each and every ODI records made by Virat Kohli but he showed that he is not behind anyone in Test cricket as well. Yesterday, it was the moment when Hashim Amla created history by becoming 10000th batsman to be dismissed in LBW fashion. Along wth him Nuwan Pradeep also got his name registered by becoming the bowler to get the 10000th wicket in Test cricket in form of LBW.
It was a spectacular day for Test cricket, especially for LBW. This dismissal will go down in the history books for the long.
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