boundary or six?
By stardustcdsd
@stardustcdsd (1856)
India
April 1, 2009 12:54am CST
hi friends.in my previous post,i came across a situation which might give headache to both the on field umpires and i feel terrible leaving the third umpire out of action.so here it goes.
[b]match equation :
runs required : 6
balls remaining : 1
wickets in hand : 9 [/b]
so the bowlers bowl the last ball and the batsmen hit it in the air.it got the height as well as the distance and touches the boundary rope and the ground within the boundary at the same time.As usual,they will ask the third umpire to see if it is a boundary or six.that would be a big headache for the third umpire when the call is too close to give it either way and what more,the result of the game will be based on his verdict.NOW WHAT WILL BE HIS VERDICT?
4 responses
@rashmie (947)
• United Arab Emirates
1 Apr 09
It will definitely be a six. It does not matter that after touching the rope, whther ball touch the inner ground or the outer...the fact is it touched the rope first and it will be sufficient for the thirs umpire to call it a six.
Third Umpires are tailor made for this type of situation.
@stardustcdsd (1856)
• India
2 Apr 09
i agree with u there.when onfield umpires gives wrong decision,its tolerable but when a third umpire with all those camera angles gives a wrong decision,it beyond tolerable.
@pratik87 (1927)
• India
2 Apr 09
nooo actually the situation is the ball touches the ropes and ground at the same time.. it implies half the ball touching the ground and the other half touching the ropes. the third umpires are required for these kinds of cases but nowadays third umpires dont even get the simple decisions right.
@pratik87 (1927)
• India
1 Apr 09
this is one hypothetical situation that will never happen in the first place. 9 wickets in hand and six needed off the last ball? were the batsmen sleeping during the entire course of the match? as you have said the ball touches the boundary ropes then it is a six no doubt. first lets hope the third umpire gets all the camera angles and if not the decision will be a six as the benefit of doubt goes to the batsmen simple.
@rashmie (947)
• United Arab Emirates
1 Apr 09
He didn't say anything about the year....when India played the first one day international, that was also the first match of ODI, vs England they lost the game, and non of the Indian bataman was out. Sunil Gavaskar played the full sixty overs. However, that is a different matter that there used not be a third umpire then.....
@poona_m (336)
• India
3 Apr 09
If the ball touches the rope and the ground at the same time then it is a four. the fact that it has touched the ground makes it clear that the ball didnt travel as far as the rope completely. Its similar to the batsmens bat being on the libe of the crease when the bails are removes completely. The ball has to either land on the boundary rope or beyond it to be declared a six.
The batting team loses the match by one run because it is a four and not a six. The third umpire if convinced that the ball has touched the rope and the ground at the same time has to declare it as a boundary and not as a six.
@Jasmeetsingh (167)
• India
1 Apr 09
Would be a six as you said it touches the rope , well then it is a six cause if you imagine a player standing with his heels on the ropes and toes on ground inside the rope....its is six and not out so i think it is pretty simple
@stardustcdsd (1856)
• India
1 Apr 09
good point.but what if the third umpire get the doubt that the ball might have hit the ground first and then the rope after bouncing?.thats y i used the term close call.
