Josh Hazlewood has known as for a little-known rule to be modified after his Take a look at teammate Michael Neser pulled off a weird – however authorized – catch enjoying for the Brisbane Warmth within the Massive Bash League.
Late in Sunday’s match with the Sydney Sixers, batter Jordan Silk (41 runs off 23 deliveries) slogged to the deep the place Neser was ready.
However because the ball flew above his head, the paceman couldn’t full the catch within the area of play, so as an alternative he juggled the ball over the boundary rope to maintain it alive.
With the ball nonetheless within the air, Neser gave chase, leaping from behind the boundary rope and batting it again to the sector of play, the place he took a catch.
Given Neser’s first contact with the ball was within the area of play and he had neither of his ft on the bottom when he touched the ball outdoors the boundary rope, his catch stood and the Warmth held on to win by 15 runs.
The Marylebone Cricket Membership guidelines state: “The ball in play is to be considered being grounded past the boundary if a fielder, grounded past the boundary, touches the ball (or if) a fielder, after catching the ball throughout the boundary, turns into grounded past the boundary whereas in touch with the ball, earlier than finishing the catch.”
In October 2013, the MCC tweaked the rule to permit for catches like Neser’s. Beforehand, a fielder’s final level of contact with the bottom couldn’t be outdoors the sector of play as they tried a catch.
Neser’s catch sparked debate, with former Australian T20 participant Cameron Boyce blasting the “dangerous rule” on Twitter, whereas Sydney Thunder captain Chris Inexperienced applauded it.
“I am personally a fan because it promotes spectacular boundary catches that we like to see,” Inexperienced tweeted.
Hazlewood, although, didn’t agree.
“I did not prefer it all,” he informed reporters on Monday.
“I feel it ought to be again to the outdated rule the place you must be within the area of play and that is your final step earlier than you throw it again in. It was one thing completely different and ‘Ness’ is fairly cluey with the principles. It labored for them final evening.
“Gamers are positively conscious of the rule. I am undecided when (the rule) modified but it surely was a number of years in the past.”
However Hazlewood admitted so long as the rule was in place, he too would reap the benefits of it if given the possibility.
“If it is within the guidelines, go for it,” he mentioned.
