The spinners created a whirlwind on the first day in Mirpur. Bangladesh were all out for 172 runs in the first innings. New Zealand is also not relieved in response. The visiting team ended the day with 55 runs for 5 wickets.
In other words, 15 wickets fell on the first day of the Mirpur Test. 13 wickets have been taken by the spinners. The ball is spinning so much on the first day of the wicket, what is the fate of this test?
The discussion was supposed to take place on this issue at the end of the first day. But Mushfiqur Rahim has become the focus of all discussions. In the history of test cricket, the experienced batsman of the Bangladesh team has witnessed a rare out! The out is called ‘Obstructing the Field’.
41st over incident of Bangladesh innings. New Zealand fast bowler Jamieson defended the ball forward without seeing the speed of the ball, without thinking about it, he caught the ball with his hand, Mushfiq, who has the title of ‘Mr. Dependable’.
The ball was rolling between short point and short gully. Couldn’t even go that far. It was almost on the pitch. Mushfiq suddenly went to catch it and that was the end of the arranged innings of 35 runs off 83 balls.
Everyone is shocked to see Mushfiq’s out. No Bangladeshi batsman has ever been dismissed for ‘obstructing the field’ in international cricket.
Why talk only about Bangladesh? Mushfiqur became only the second batsman in the history of Test cricket. 72 years ago in 1951, England’s Leonard Hutton was out ‘obstructing the field’.
However, Mushfiqur is not only the second cricketer in the list of batsmen who got out with the ball. Before 2017 this out was called ‘handled the ball’. Later it was subsumed under ‘Obstructing the Field’.
Cricketers like Steve Waugh, Michael Vaughan have examples of ‘handled the ball’ out. This incident happened twice in 2001. Steve Waugh was out once, Michael Vaughan once.
According to Rule 37.1.2 of the Laws of Cricket, a batsman is out for ‘obstructing the field’ if a batsman intentionally touches the ball with his hands after it has been put into bat, without the permission of the opposing team or the umpire. But if the batsman touches the ball to save himself from injury or injury, it will not be considered as ‘obstructing the field’.
Mushfiqur Rahim became the 12th batsman in the history of international cricket to get out ‘obstructing the field’. Although this is only the second time in Tests, it has happened eight times in boys’ ODIs. On the other hand, T20 cricket twice! Among them are the names of Ramiz Raza, Inzamam ul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Stokes and Jason Roy.
