Skilled Pakistan opener Azhar Ali evoked the reminiscences of an notorious dismissal involving the legendary Sachin Tendulkar within the Adelaide Check of 1999. Azhar bought out LBW whereas ducking earlier than stumps on Day 4 of the second Check in opposition to Australia in Karachi this Tuesday (March 15).
The incident instantly introduced again reminiscences of grasp blaster Tendulkar being given out shoulder earlier than stumps by umpire Daryl Harper in opposition to the good Glenn McGrath. However there have been two apparent variations right here. Not solely was Azhar Ali not hit on his shoulders, however he couldn’t even be out since he had gloved the ball on its method.
Weird dismissal got here to mild going through Australian allrounder Cameron Inexperienced, who appears to have developed an uncanny skill to supply his workforce with some essential breakthroughs in opposition to the run of play.
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Azhar Ali was concerned in a rarest of uncommon dismissal.
Azhar Ali does a Tendulkar Adelaide ’99
Clearly preempting a short-pitched supply from Inexperienced, Azhar Ali took evasive motion as soon as the ball did really pitched brief. However to his misfortune, it by no means bounced greater than stump peak and left him as a sitting duck to be given out LBW. On the first look, it appeared an easy choice for the umpire and the batter was duly given out.
Azhar then had a quick dialogue together with his accomplice Abdullah Shafique however the two batters determined to not go for the evaluate and the timer ran out. A couple of moments later, they might’ve been kicking themselves for not sending the matter upstairs as a closed-in evaluate revealed that Azhar had gloved the ball on its approach to his physique.
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It was a wierd, unusual dismissal as Azhar didn’t really feel the ball hitting his glove in any respect. Often, batters are anticipated to have a minimum of a slight concept of the place they made contact with the ball.
Not solely that, there may’ve been some doubt concerned over the peak of the ball and it may need been crusing over the stumps. However the batter didn’t go for the evaluate and stored strolling.
