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Laws of cricket

Ball gets dislodged in non-striker’s shirt, then…

What if a ball gets buried in a batsman’s shirt and six men rugby-tackle him?

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Alec Coxon legally bowls consecutive overs in same innings from same end

Alec Coxon should not have been able to bowl consecutive overs, but this was a special case.

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India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: Why blame umpires over Lunchgate?

The cricket fraternity ‘trolled’ Aleem Dar and Adrian Holdstock mercilessly, but were they to blame? Does Law 11.4.4 need an amendment at all?

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Umpiring Conundrums in cricket 5: Half caught half runs

In this particular episode of Umpiring Conundrums Arunabha Sengupta narrates a curious incident which once supposedly took place in a match in New Zealand.

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The incident that led to the middle-stump in cricket

On May 23, 1775, ‘Lumpy’ Stevens bowled three deliveries at John Small — deliveries that would change cricket forever.

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