Pakistani bowlers' no-balls and opposing batsmen getting a reprieve after being given out

[Yossarian]

And yet another batsman getting a reprieve after being given out. The number of no balls Pakistan are bowling these days almost guarantees that there will be at least one batsman every innings who will be called back after losing his wicket because the bowler has overstepped the line.

It used to be the case that batsmen claimed they'd heard the no ball call and that's why they had tried that shot knowing they could not be out. However that doesn't seem to the case these days with such close call no balls that they only get picked up when reviewed by the 3rd umpire.

Are Pakistan the worst offenders with wicket taking no balls that then get overturned?

Add to that the number of dropped catches by atrocious fielding by Pakistani fielders (where surely, historically, Pakistan are heads and shoulders ahead of all other teams with number of dropped catches), means that Pakistan's opposition are always starting their innings two or three "extra wickets" in hand!

 

[tanveer din]

No words to describe these timid characters

 

[Yossarian]

As Graeme Swann just said "That line doesn't move in the nets. And it doesn't move when the bowler is bowling out in the middle".

Why oh why do the bowlers not train, mark their run-ups and bowl as if they need to keep their toes, and not just their heel, behind the line. That way even if they put in an extra effort for that quicker delivery, they have a margin of error to play with.

As for slow bowlers stepping over the line and bowling no balls ...

 

[arehaan]

Why are we wasting money on these bowling coaches if they cant get the bowlers to improve. Absolutely gutted how we let Australia off the hook when we could have pinned them down so easily.

 

[SM1989]

Bowlers themselves should be dropped from the side on no balls.

 

[Yossarian]

Even the dropped catch was a no-ball. Had it not been dropped and given out, it would have been reviewed, and the wicket overturned, giving an extra no-ball run plus a free hit. So you could say that the catch being dropped actually saved runs!

 

[Asim2Good]

Not their fault, they been brought up with this culture.
Biggest culprit to b Wasim n Imran(as caprain).
There was time when Wasim used to start match with no or wide ball
And used to come on TV, proudly saying "Imran asked me not to worry about no balls and just bowl fast"
IIRC Wasim bowled about 25-30 no balls in WC1992 and may b about 35-40 wide balls