All cricket lovers witness lots of various incidents while watching their favorite game. Most of them make us happy, while some make us sad. But sometimes, a few unexpected events shock us and make us laugh. And we thought about whether this has happened before in cricket. Anyway, this article will look at 10 unbelievable moments in cricket.
Top 10 Unbelievable Moments In Cricket
- 10. Sehwag Kicks Ball Over Boundary Line
- 9. Andre Russell Magic Run Out
- 8. Shahid Afridi The Pace King
- 7. Deadly Bouncer By A Spin Bowler
- 6. Umpire Cover Drive
- 5. Did Babar Azam Forget Rules
- 4. Rashid Khan Broke The Stump
- 3. Inzamam-ul-Haq Have No Idea
- 2. Amit Mishra Funny Runout
- 1. Chandimal Sixer Hurt A Boy On Road
10. Sehwag Kicks Ball Over Boundary Line
In 2010, in a test match between India and South Africa, Sehwag kicked a ball over the boundary line hit by Amla. The South African team has already lost 9 wickets. Amla, batting on 122 runs in the 5th ball of the 130th over bowled by Sachin Tendulkar, tries to take a single and plays the ball gently. But the ball went almost to the boundary line.
Sehwag chased it down but thought if the ball got a boundary, Amla’s strike would not change, and he kicked the ball over the boundary. Then the umpire noticed Sehwag had fielded against the rules and awarded five penalty runs to the South African team. Also, Morkel gets a strike for the last ball of that over. Because of Sehwag’s funny activity, that ball got six runs.
9. Andre Russell Magic Run Out
You might never witness a run-out like this in cricket. In the Bangladesh Premier League, Minister Dhaka batsman Andre Russell drilled the ball towards the gully and went for a single. But the fielder acquired the ball and tried for a run out at the striker’s end.
However, that batsman had already reached his crease. But the ball that struck the stumps at the striker’s end rebounded like magic and smashed the stumps at the non-striker’s end. Russell was slowly proceeding to the crease after drilling the ball had unexpectedly got run out. This run-out is one of the rare unbelievable moments in cricket.
8. Shahid Afridi The Pace King
The average bowling speed of a spin bowler in cricket is around 90 kilometers per hour. But Pakistan’s spin all-rounder Shahid Afridi once plugged the ball at 134 kilometers per hour. This record was established in a T20 match between Pakistan and New Zealand.
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Afridi surprised everyone by reaching the speed of a regular pace bowler like Bhuvi in his spin bowling. And so far, this is the fastest delivery by a spinner in international cricket. Tim Southee, who did not expect such an unexpected ball, was clean-bowled by Afridi’s record-breaking ball.
7. Deadly Bouncer By A Spin Bowler
It is sporadic in cricket for a spin bowler bowling a bouncer. If thrown, it will not be a deadly bouncer at head height. But the young Afghan spin bowler Qais Ahmed once bowled a deadly bouncer to Andre Russell.
Russell, batting without a helmet in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, suddenly faced a bouncer and leaned back to avoid it. The wicketkeeper holds this ball with his hands above his head. So you can understand how deadly a bouncer it is. Russell is fortunate to leave this ball. Otherwise, the ball would have hit him directly on the head.
6. Umpire Cover Drive
In 2017, in a Test match between India and Australia, Hazelwood bowled a bouncer to Pujara, where he played a hook shot and gave a catch to the keeper. Then the umpire raised his finger, saying that Pujara was out. But no one from the fielding team appealed to the umpire. Hence he immediately placed his hand on his cap and covered himself as he scratched something.
That ball did not hit the bat. The umpire thought he had struck the ball and was about to give out. But he covered at the end as no one appealed. According to the umpire’s law, when the batsman is out, the umpire raises his finger only if the bowling team appeals. Otherwise, the umpire won’t give out. But if the batsman goes to the pavilion alone, there is no need to appeal. The batsman is considered out. And we witness this when the batsman is bowled or caught.
5. Did Babar Azam Forget Rules
A strange act by Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam resulted in a penalty of 5 runs on his team. According to cricket rules, fielders other than the wicketkeeper in the fielding team should not wear gloves. Doing so would be illegal fielding. But Babar Azam violated this rule in an ODI against West Indies. In that match, the Pakistan wicketkeeper dropped a glove near the stumps and went for the ball.
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Babar, who was fielding in slips, jokingly took the glove and wore it. Moreover, he caught the ball thrown by the wicketkeeper. The umpire immediately imposed a 5-run penalty on the Pakistan team and added those five runs to the West Indies scorecard. Whether Babar Azam did this without knowing the rules or he did this for fun, he should know. Anyway, at the time Babar Azam did this, the Pakistan team was in a winning position, so these penalty runs did not affect the result of this match.
4. Rashid Khan Broke The Stump
We usually see a fast bowler breaking the stumps. But in 2017, a spin bowler broke the stump with his spin bowling. In that year’s Bangladesh Premier League, Afghan spin sensation Rashid Khan clean-bowled the CTG batsman. But Rashid’s spin bowling broke the middle stump into two pieces. Everyone was shocked.
It is infrequent for a spin bowler to break the stump like this. Maybe the Bangladesh Cricket Board would have brought these stumps from China to organize the league on a low budget. However, Rashid Khan showed his power as a rare spinner who broke the stumps and it’s one of the most unbelievable moments in cricket.
3. Inzamam-ul-Haq Have No Idea
Once during a one-day match between India and Pakistan, Inzamam-ul-Haq drilled the ball towards mid-off and tried for a run. But the fielder quickly picked up the ball and threw it towards the stumps. But Inzamam-ul-Haq blocked the ball with the bat. Immediately Indian fielders appealed for obstructing the field, and the umpire declared him out.
But after the match, Inzamam-ul-Haq was interviewed about this incident, and he said he did not understand this rule. Earlier, in a similar situation against England, he deliberately moved aside and got run out. But here, he was declared as out for not moving aside. He said that these rules are very confusing. But in the first incident, he was run out, but in the second incident, he went back, obstructing the field. But only one thing ran into his mind. He got out due to moving aside the other day, so he decided not to be truant. However, Inzamam-ul-Haq’s innocence got him out twice unexpectedly.
2. Amit Mishra Funny Runout
This run-out is the best example of fortune; misfortune can change in seconds in cricket. In 2014, SRH batsman Amit Mishra got two lives off the same ball and got out on the same ball. In the match against Rajasthan Royals, Mishra tried for a run after missing the ball.
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Sanju Samson threw the ball to run him out but he missed stumps. After the ball went to bowler James Faulkner, he threw the ball to run him out again. But luckily, the ball missed the stumps again. With that, Mishra bit relaxed and went to his crease casually. But the bad luck is that Sanju accumulated the ball again, and this time he ran out Mishra without missing. After seeing this run-out, even the players and commentators are laughed out.
1. Chandimal Sixer Hurt A Boy On Road
Usually, when a batter hits a 6, we often see the ball striking someone in the crowd. Sometimes the ball hits the vehicles outside the ground. But a Sri Lankan batsman’s sixer struck a boy walking on the road regardless of the match. In a Test match against Australia, Dinesh Chandimal, who was on a good swing, slogged a full-length ball from Starc.
Then the ball bounced on the road outside the stadium and struck a boy walking there. But luckily, the ball bounced, and he was not injured hard. His friend next to him asked another friend to take the ball and go. But his friend said we did not do it, so he threw the ball back into the stadium—a sporadic incident. And let us know in the comment section below what you would do if you were in this situation.