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Don’t add four England was awarded an extra run in the last over, which proved crucial in the final analysis overthrows, Stokes Kartikeya Date throw” was before the two batsmen crossed. Had the told umpires n Sunday’s Cricket World throw been made after the ICup final, England’s Ben two batsman crossed , the Anderson reveals the all­rounder’s Stokes hit the fourth ball of correct award would have Trent Boult’s final over to been six runs . Since they conversation with match officials deep midwicket . New Zea­ didn’t cross, the correct land’s Martin Guptill fielded award should have been one­ Press Trust of India the upcoming Ashes series the ball and threw it to the plus­four runs. Further, London against Australia, said that striker’s end, where Stokes Rashid should have taken England World Cup hero the England all­rounder, was returning for a second strike the next ball. Ben Stokes asked the who apologised the run. As Stokes dived to make It must be noted that this umpires to take away the moment the incident his ground, the throw hit his is a very difficult thing for the four overthrows that happened by raising his outstretched bat and the ball two on­field umpires to proved decisive during the hands, had appealed to the was deflected away to the judge, especially when the summit clash win over New umpires to overturn their boundary. The umpires throw is made from the Zealand on Sunday, decision. awarded England six runs — boundary. It would help if according to his Test two for the shot and four the TV umpire could inter­ teammate James Anderson. The etiquette overthrows — and Stokes was vene. But under the terms of A throw from Black Caps “The etiquette in cricket is back on strike for the next the TV umpire’s remit, such fielder Martin Guptill if the ball is thrown at the ball. an intervention is not cur­ deflected off Stokes’ bat stumps and it hits you and Under the laws of cricket, rently permitted unless it is while he was diving to goes into a gap in the field the English side should have requested from the field of reach his crease to you don’t run. But if it goes been awarded five runs, not play. complete the second run to the boundary, in the six, and Stokes should have One widely held miscon­ and the ball ran off to the rules it’s four and you can’t been at the non­striker’s end ception is on the deflection boundary in the dying do anything about it,” when the next ball was bow­ off Stokes’ bat. Under the stages of the England run Anderson told the BBC’s led. Veteran umpire Simon Laws, such an accidental de­ chase. Having taken into Tailenders podcast. Taufel termed the decision flection is of no significance account the two completed “I think, talking to to award England six runs, a except when it hits the extra runs and the resultant Michael Vaughan who saw move on which there has helmets behind the wicket­ boundary from the him (Stokes) after the been much debate over the Contentious: Ben Stokes offers an apology after the ball sped away to the fence, deflecting off his bat. Experts are of the view keeper (and if the ball hits overthrow, Stokes was game, Ben Stokes actually last two days, a “clear mis­ that since the batsmen hadn’t crossed each other on a second run, it should have been only five runs instead of six.* AP the SpiderCam). After any awarded six runs, though went to the umpires and take”. After all, it occurred in other deflection, the ball re­ some experts have opined said, ‘Can you take that the last over of the World This distinction is the first of dary, the ball is ‘dead’. This tled” with the wicketkeeper smen between the “instant mains in play. If Stokes had that he should only have four runs off. We don’t Cup final, which ended in a two crucial points to under­ means that on the given de­ or bowler. The play is eval­ of the throw” and the mo­ been judged to have deliber­ got five, which would have want it’ But it’s in the rules tie. standing why that decision in livery, no further runs or dis­ uated based on how it ends. ment it crosses the boundary ately made contact with the left England a run short of and that’s the way it is,” According to the ‘Laws of the final was wrong. missals may be attempted. If the ball reaches the boun­ is set aside and a boundary is throw (he didn’t), he would New Zealand’s total of 241 added Anderson. Cricket’, runs and boundar­ Let’s say a batsman hits a dary, the team gets four awarded. Additionally, the have been given out for ‘Ob­ for eight. “It’s been talked about ies are two distinct types of The ‘dead ball law’ cover drive and the ball be­ runs, and not four plus the runs completed prior to the structing the Field’. If Stokes had his way, for a while among the scoring. Runs (Law 18) are Each delivery begins when gins rolling towards the two which the batsmen ran. “instant of the throw” are al­ The Laws of Cricket are the match might have players, potentially that based on an action by the the bowler starts his run­up boundary rope. The bat­ Whatever the batsmen ran so awarded. unambiguous. But they have never reached a tie and being a dead ball if it does batsman. To complete a run, and ends when the ball goes smen run two. If the ball between the moment the to be understood as a sys­ gone to a Super Over, hit the batsman and veer the two batsmen must cross dead. crosses the line, it is dead — a ball was hit and the moment The batsmen didn’t cross tem. Without such an under­ where both teams scored off somewhere.” each other and reach the op­ The circumstances under boundary is declared and the the ball crossed the boun­ Video evidence shows that standing, one law can ap­ 15 runs and England Stokes said he might posite end. Boundaries (Law which a delivery is consi­ batsman gets four. If the ball dary is set aside. Stokes and Adil Rashid had pear to contradict another. eventually won the World have to say sorry “for the 19) are based on where (and dered complete are specified gets fielded, the batsman An overthrow (Law 19.8) is completed one run and ‘Cricketing sense’ comes Cup on boundary count. rest of my life” for the extra how) the ball goes. A boun­ under the ‘dead ball law’ gets two. logically identical. If the turned for the second when from the system of laws and Anderson, who will be runs which he labelled dary is scored when the ball (Law 20). When the ball is The ball is presumed dead overthrow goes for a boun­ Guptill made the throw. Cru­ not from any law in particu­ Stokes’ Test teammate for “fluke”. crosses the boundary line. grounded outside the boun­ once the ball has “finally set­ dary, all action by the bat­ cially, the “instant of the lar. Kapil Dev­led panel Pandey and Krunal help Roy earns Test call­up Shastri praises Williamson could pick the coach Ireland game will help England India­A clinch the series prepare for the Ashes series Press Trust of India NEW DELHI The visitors take an unassailable 3­0 lead with Agence France-Presse The Kapil Dev­led ad-hoc a thumping win in the third one­dayer London committee coould pick the England has give Jason Roy next National team coach Press Trust of India his first Test call­up to face but a final decision on the Antigua Ireland after the Surrey panel formation would be Skipper Manish Pandey opener played a key role in taken only after the next Su­ struck an impressive centu­ his country’s historic World preme Court hearing. The ry while Krunal Pandya took Cup triumph, but pace bow­ application deadline for all five wickets to guide India­A ler Mark Wood will be side­ the coaching roles is July 30. to a 148­run win over West lined for between four and Ravi Shastri. * REUTERS The Committee of Admi­ Indies­A in the third unoffi­ six weeks. nistrators (CoA) had asked cial ODI and take an unas­ Press Trust of India Kapil Dev. * V.V. KRISHNAN South Africa­born Roy the court for directions on sailable 3­0 lead in the five­ scored 443 runs in the New Delhi the continuation of Cricket On Tuesday, the BCCI has match series here. World Cup, but England’s India head coach Ravi Advisory Committee (CAC) invited applications for the Opting to bat, India­A put Manish Pandey * FIEL PHOTO Krunal Pandya. * FILE PHTO selectors were keen to get Jason Roy. Shastri has saluted New comprising Sachin Tendul­ men’s team support staff, in­ on a big total of 295 for six in him red­ball practice ahead * DAVID ROGERS/GETTY IMAGES Zealand skipper Kane Wil­ kar, Sourav Ganguly and cluding head coach who will its allotted 50 overs and then ded a solid 110 runs with Ha­ 150 runs. Lower down the of the Ashes series which liamson for showing re­ VVS Laxman.