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AN Indian under-23s player has sent the cricketing world crazy with a stunning innovation in a domestic competition.
The bowler, named Shiva Singh, was playing for Uttar Pradesh against Bengal in the CK Nayudu Trophy, the four-day domestic under-23 tournament for India’s state teams.
The spinner was part of the Indian under-19s side which won the World Cup earlier this year.
During Bengal’s second innings, Singh pulled out the new ball, turning 360 degrees before delivering the ball.
The umpire immediately called a dead ball and the vision went viral.
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Speaking to ESPN Cricinfo, Singh said it was not the first time he had bowled the delivery, but it was the first time he had been called for a dead ball.
Shiva compared the actions to a switch hit for batsmen.
“I use different variations in one-dayers and T20s so I thought of doing the same because the Bengal batsmen were developing a partnership,” Shiva said. “The umpires said dead ball, so I asked “why are you calling it a dead ball?”
“I delivered this 360-degree ball against Kerala in the Vijay Hazare Trophy as well, where it was fine. Batsman always go for the reverse-sweep or the switch hit against bowlers. But when bowlers do something like this it’s deemed a dead ball.”
Australian umpiring great Simon Taufel disagreed, saying “the intent of the reverse action is different”.
The law says “Either umpire shall call and signal Dead ball when … there is an instance of a deliberate attempt to distract under either of Laws 41.4 (Deliberate attempt to distract striker) or 41.5 (Deliberate distraction, deception or obstruction of batsman). The ball shall not count as one of the over.”
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan said the ball was great and encouraged more bowling innovation.
The Marylebone Cricket Club, who runs the international laws of the game, said in a blog on its website there is nothing in the laws that dictate what the bowler’s run-up should look like.
“The law only states if an offence is made to distract the batsman, rather than the batter actually getting distracted. Another point made by the law is for the umpire to decide if he felt the action was done in order to distract the striker,” the blog read.
“The law goes on to add that only if 360-degree twirl should be part of the bowler’s run-up for every delivery, then can the umpire step in to deem if the action was done to distract the batsman.”
There has been plenty of debate online after the unique action came to light.Experience Crickehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.foxsports.ssa.crickett like never before on the FOX Cricket App. Download it NOW for FREE on iOS and Android!
In all seriousness though, I remember Gillespie’s flapping of the wings in the run up and it being called a dead ball, do am baduming it’s for that.
But it would be much harder for that bowler to do that and bowl well than it would be for the batter to face it.
— Trent Copeland (@copes9) November 8, 2018
The reactions to this just tell you that people still consider it to be batsman’s game and it’s them who they think about first. A batsman can dance down, move around, bat upside down, but a bowler MUST do as in the rule book. ? https://t.co/pMXSNqPw57
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) November 8, 2018
It’s cricket not Strictly Ballroom. Bowlers are there to put the ball in play and get out of the way.#RealOpeners
— Richard Hinds (@rdhinds) November 8, 2018
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