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Post by missingleg on Oct 14, 2014 12:24:11 GMT
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Post by nompere on Oct 14, 2014 14:03:00 GMT
As per the ICC playing condition this is out. ICC has issued the clarification.
ICC said the law was as follows: “As long as the movement of a close catching fielder is in response to the striker’s actions (the shot he/she is about to play or shaping to play), then movement is permitted before the ball reaches the striker. On the day, if umpires believe any form of significant movement is unfair (in an attempt to deceive the batsman), then the Law still applies.”
This new playing condition has come into play on October 1, 2014. So other local boards / assocation may still following Law 41.8 & as per this , the batsman would be NOT OUT as a result of significant movement by a close in fielder.
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Post by sillypoint on Oct 17, 2014 11:19:02 GMT
Agreed. It seems to me that Smith's movement is clearly "in response to the striker's actions" and so legal under the ICC version of the Law. However it is just as clearly unfair under Law 41.7 and 41.8.a.
It raises the question whether the ICC amendment is in response to the increasing athleticism and quick thinking of fielders at the highest levels. If so this version could eventually find its way into the Laws themselves, as was the case of the recent amendments to the Caught law to provide for athletic feats near the boundary.
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