[VIDEO] Mohammad Nawaz backing away - was he out?

[sweep_shot]

It was poor umpiring that allowed this thing to happen. The umpire is responsible for holding the bowler back until the batsman is ready. He was not paying attention and didn't have his hand infront of Mahmudullah.

He knew he messed up which is why he immediately called it a dead ball.

And looking at the replay Nawaz was clearly not ready when the ball was delivered. So I really don't see what the controversy is.

Seems something made-up by the fans. Because neither the Bangladesh players nor the umpires had any issue with it.

It was blown out of proportion by fans and perhaps media too. LOL.

Players were not fussy about it at all.

 

[Azeem Zafar]

To me this looks OUT, Nawaz should've been told to leave the crease and the match was done and dusted. It was too late to pull out of his batting stance.

 

[bones]

To me this looks OUT, Nawaz should've been told to leave the crease and the match was done and dusted. It was too late to pull out of his batting stance.

Agreed.

Why do the batsmen get to say when they are ready? If the batsmen are not ready that is on them in my opinion. Once the umpires arms are down the batsmen should be ready whether it's a fast bowler or slow bowler.

 

[mrtaim3]

You guys are overreacting so much. I saw the delivery in real time and i myself felt that the ball took him by surprise and he was not ready.

Whoever has doubts should watch the replay on real-time. I don't know why is it even a debate.

 

[Abdullah]

Never out.
Nawaz looked up and the ball was about to be released, so he left it. He never got a look at mahmudullah recoiling into his release point ( the gather in the bowling action) let alone a look at his run up.
I wouldn't take people like [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] seriously on moments like these when Pakistan is involved.
And mahmudullah knew he just tried to pull a fast one, so was cool with it

 

[Red Devil]

Here you go. Tell me if he was fully ready.

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Lol anyone who thinks that's out needs to find a new sport to follow.

 

[reversehook]

Mahmudullah didn't bowl from behind the umpire. Check post #109 for the video.

I agree with you that MCC should be clear about this rule. This is currently not clearly defined.

Okay, i saw video again in slow motion, and yes mahmudullah didnt bowl it from far back just from the back crease point so that was ok. Now when nawaz looked up from patting his bat to see towards the bowler, (at this point normally the bowler starts taking his stride or if its a fast bowler they may have taken a step or two into their stride), so as nawaz looks up, the ball had already bounced onto the pitch and coming at him rather than mahmudullah starting his run up. This is why mahmudullah didnt go dramatic about it as he knew it.

 

[Babeikh]

Lol anyone who thinks that's out needs to find a new sport to follow.

Obviously it wasn't out and, yes, I agree that anyone who thinks it is doesn't have a clue about cricket.

I think a more interesting example was one involving Kevin Pieterson. I believe it was the 2010 series, just before the spot fixing scandal. He backed away but then hit the ball anyway and was caught. The umpire signalled dead ball. I think that one was clearly out as he hit the ball despite his initial backing away.

 

[bilawal666]

That's out because he pulled out super late and for what reason??

 

[Gayle_Force]

That's out because he pulled out super late and for what reason??

I think the full video makes it pretty clear that he didn’t back out late. It’s just that the bowler bowled too early.

 

[Sirris]

Okay, i saw video again in slow motion, and yes mahmudullah didnt bowl it from far back just from the back crease point so that was ok. Now when nawaz looked up from patting his bat to see towards the bowler, (at this point normally the bowler starts taking his stride or if its a fast bowler they may have taken a step or two into their stride), so as nawaz looks up, the ball had already bounced onto the pitch and coming at him rather than mahmudullah starting his run up. This is why mahmudullah didnt go dramatic about it as he knew it.

Pretty much this!

It is not a dead ball because Mahmadullah bowled way behind the crease, rather he delivered the ball the moment Nawaz looked up, when typically that’s when the bowlers start their run up.

 

[Sirris]

It was blown out of proportion by fans and perhaps media too. LOL.

Players were not fussy about it at all.

The keeper even gestured with hands towards Mahmadullah, instead of going after the umpire or the batsman.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

After rewatching the video its safe to say that the debate about not out/out is a mere footnote and that the real masterpiece in this sequence of events is the commentary.

 

[Saj]

After rewatching the video its safe to say that the debate about not out/out is a mere footnote and that the real masterpiece in this sequence of events is the commentary.

Haha. Indeed. A work of art.

 

[sweep_shot]

After rewatching the video its safe to say that the debate about not out/out is a mere footnote and that the real masterpiece in this sequence of events is the commentary.

LOL! Good one.

Commentary felt like a skit from Borat.

 

[Saj]

It was a cunning move by Mahmudullah but you are rarely going to get away with this sort of thing.

In fact I recall a similar incident in a club cricket match I was playing in and the umpire for some reason called it a no-ball which nearly resulted in a 22-player brawl.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

20.4.2.5 the striker is not ready for the delivery of the ball and, if the ball is delivered, makes no attempt to play it. Provided the umpire is satisfied that the striker had adequate reason for not being ready, the ball shall not count as one of the over.

The only thing pathetic is your obsession with trying to find ways to discredit the victory (and claiming PCB should issue an apology?)
Nawaz was well within his rights to not play a delivery he was not ready for. I'm glad he didn't get flustered and hurried in to a shot in the heat of the moment.
If the bowler was also ok with the umpire's ruling what's the issue?

"I was looking down at that point and when I looked up he had delivered the ball to me and the ball was half-way up to me at that point so I stopped him" : Mohammad Nawaz

I cannot made a head or tail out of it when I look at post # 99.

How is he not ready?

The ball is not even released from the hand yet and he is look at it.

 

[CricLegend]

I cannot made a head or tail out of it when I look at post # 99.

How is he not ready?

The ball is not even released from the hand yet and he is look at it.

Are you actually for real? I know your name says you are “colourblind” but don’t act completely childish and stupid. In the picture you have posted, the bowl is already released and in mid air on its way to Nawaz.

If you still can’t see i don’t know what to say

 

[Shaka81]

Agreed.

Why do the batsmen get to say when they are ready? If the batsmen are not ready that is on them in my opinion. Once the umpires arms are down the batsmen should be ready whether it's a fast bowler or slow bowler.

Could you imagine if bowlers got to decide when the batters are ready.... As a bowler I would exclusively bowl when the batters are away composing themselves or talking to each other. Much easier to bowl someone out when they're not there!

In reality there is no controversy here. The batter looked up and the bowler had tried to be sneaky by going early. The batter seen what he was up to and pulled out of the shot as soon as he could.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Are you actually for real? I know your name says you are “colourblind” but don’t act completely childish and stupid. In the picture you have posted, the bowl is already released and in mid air on its way to Nawaz.

If you still can’t see i don’t know what to say

Here is the one after the ball is released, but either way, he is still looking at the ball and the bowler. Look at time stamp.
How hard is it see?

 

[shujaatraza]

I think they should ban Nawaz for life

Come on that would be very lenient and not set a good example. He should be sent to jail for this act.

 

[Firebat]

Here is the one after the ball is released, but either way, he is still looking at the ball and the bowler. Look at time stamp.
How hard is it see?

This is a screenshot from the video in Post 109:



He has literally just looked up and bringing his head up into position as Mahmadullah is about to bring his arm over and release. Yes your photo shows he is looking at the ball when it's released, but it fails to show he has literally at that instant just looked up and got into proper stance.

In every ball ever played in professional cricket, batsmen are always ready and looking up at least 2 or 3 seconds before release so they have time to process and follow the ball all the way through the final action. In this case, Nawaz has looked up expecting to see Mahmudullah take a few more steps before bowling and it is already being released, so by the time he processes that he puts his arm up to indicate he wasn't ready.

Just see the video in Post 109 and you'll see just how fast it all happens in real time as he looks up, this is not how it happens on a normal ball. The umpire made the right decision in calling a dead ball.

 

[bones]

Could you imagine if bowlers got to decide when the batters are ready.... As a bowler I would exclusively bowl when the batters are away composing themselves or talking to each other. Much easier to bowl someone out when they're not there!

In reality there is no controversy here. The batter looked up and the bowler had tried to be sneaky by going early. The batter seen what he was up to and pulled out of the shot as soon as he could.

It takes a lot longer for a bowler to get ready than a batsman. Maybe they should change the rule so batsmen stopped wasting time gardening and doing their silly routines.

I don't see it as sneaky at all. He was doing it on live tv in front of millions.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Anyone who argues laws of cricket based on still images is likely not insightful.

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

People using images (one frame) to explain it

 

[IMMY69]

Here is the one after the ball is released, but either way, he is still looking at the ball and the bowler. Look at time stamp.
How hard is it see?

For a very good poster I have to say I'm somewhat surprised by your stance on this one.

 

[Babeikh]

lol, are people actually still trying to say it should have been out? )

 

[Mainul]

May I suggest you pay a visit to Specsavers?!!

Who says a batsmen must face the ball if he sees it released. He could have played a shot but he did the right thing to leave it. He is completely in his rights to see run up, delivery and release of ball.

It doesn’t matter where the ball is when he backs away. It matters whether he was ready before the ball was delivered. You can see in the video he wasn’t ready. He looked up when ball was already on the way. It won’t be accepted as a legal delivery.

Hmm i watched this again and again.

I will be taking a u turn here. It seems it was an unfair delivery by Mahmadullah. Nawaz was taken by surprise, as soon as he raised his head the bowler threw it.

Mahmudullah lost his chance there

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Can you tell me how he was not ready?
I made these screen shots by myself

 

[IMMY69]

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Can you tell me how he was not ready?
I made these screen shots by myself

Are you trolling?

 

[Mainul]

I cannot made a head or tail out of it when I look at post # 99.

How is he not ready?

The ball is not even released from the hand yet and he is look at it.

Everyone arguing seems to have a one eyed vision. They are biased ,blind supporter. This picture tells us every thing.

 

[Mainul]

Are you trolling?

No I m not. Newaz was in a position to play the shot then he suddenly withdrew himself at the very last moment.

 

[ethan hunt]

Everyone arguing seems to have a one eyed vision. They are biased ,blind supporter. This picture tells us every thing.

That still is taken from when he just looked up. Watch the video of the last over again. I did so and changed my mind. It's clear that nawaz wasn't ready. Get over it. It was a dead rubber t20, that ball will not magically transform Bangladeshi cricket.

 

[Mainul]

That still is taken from when he just looked up. Watch the video of the last over again. I did so and changed my mind. It's clear that nawaz wasn't ready. Get over it. It was a dead rubber t20, that ball will not magically transform Bangladeshi cricket.

I have no grief over the result . Bangladesh deserved a loss. But the point is the field umpire decided that instantly , posters have been so confident about it. But that was not the case,it was not so straight forward decision in favor of Newaz. and in this situation you should refer it to the 3rd umpire to decide at least.

 

[Sirris]

I have no grief over the result . Bangladesh deserved a loss. But the point is the field umpire decided that instantly , posters have been so confident about it. But that was not the case,it was not so straight forward decision in favor of Newaz. and in this situation you should refer it to the 3rd umpire to decide at least.

It was a straight forward decision.

Don’t just look at the deadball but also the deliveries afterwards.

Dead-ball; Nawaz looks up and in that very moment Mahmadullah throws the ball, his arm was already in the delivery position.

The ball Mahmadullah rebowled: Nawaz looks up and only then Mahmadullah starts to take few steps and deliver the ball.

Still images can be misguiding. A batsmen has 0.6 to 0.9 seconds to react to the ball after being delivered.

 

[zulfiqar]

This is a huge pet peeve of mine and happens all the time in tapeball cricket when spinners are bowling. There are some spinners who are trying to "hurry" along the over, and as I (the batsman) am getting ready to take my stance and looking down at the turf and finding my position, they enter their delivery stride and bowl the delivery. When I look up the ball is already out of the hand or coming out of the hand. If i'm in the right frame of mind, I will back away, but sometimes the batsman can hesitate or think that he won't be allowed to back away and then plays the ball. I'm fairly certain that's what happened in this case. Nawaz was looking down at the pitch while taking strike and the bowler released the ball so when Nawaz looked up the ball was coming out of the hand. IMO the bowler should not enter his delivery stride until the batsman is ready and looking right at him - but it happens unintentionally sometimes by bowlers too when they are trying to hurry the over along so the batsman has no time to rest/think in between (which is fine to do by itself - as long as you wait till the batsman is ready to face you before you start your stride).

 

[zulfiqar]

Everyone arguing seems to have a one eyed vision. They are biased ,blind supporter. This picture tells us every thing.

In the shots you're providing, Nawaz JUST became ready and started to look at the bowler and you can see the bowler is almost about to release the ball. This means he entered his bowling stride before the batsman was ready to face him. This exact situation having happened to me several times, almost only when its a spinner with no run-up, I can attest that you have almost no time to react and I would've done exactly what Nawaz did if I was in the right frame of mind.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

This is a screenshot from the video in Post 109:

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He has literally just looked up and bringing his head up into position as Mahmadullah is about to bring his arm over and release. Yes your photo shows he is looking at the ball when it's released, but it fails to show he has literally at that instant just looked up and got into proper stance.

In every ball ever played in professional cricket, batsmen are always ready and looking up at least 2 or 3 seconds before release so they have time to process and follow the ball all the way through the final action. In this case, Nawaz has looked up expecting to see Mahmudullah take a few more steps before bowling and it is already being released, so by the time he processes that he puts his arm up to indicate he wasn't ready.

Just see the video in Post 109 and you'll see just how fast it all happens in real time as he looks up, this is not how it happens on a normal ball. The umpire made the right decision in calling a dead ball.

For a very good poster I have to say I'm somewhat surprised by your stance on this one.

Look, I am ready to be convinced and I am open to further analysis of any new footage.

What FB posted does NOT show exactly when his head was down? We have the assumption that he just looked up.
Whether someone wants to believe it or not is their choice and I don't have an issue with the that.

When I first saw it, my initial reaction was, its out. And I still see it that way.

The only thing that goes into his favor is that he took the pulling out decision in a micro second after realizing that he cannot hit this ball for the winning stroke. The best he could do was to block it.

So instead of committing to play, he pulled out. This was micro second decision that could've tipped either side, but he played it shrewdly.

Again, if I was the umpire, I would give it out.

 

[basitmian]

Mahmudullah is a Cheat and deserves to get one demerit point for this.
He bowled behind the stumps as he knew he was going to try to catch Nawaz off-guard and unready.

He knew what he had done and he had to listen to the umpire, thats why he went back to his run-up with his tail between the legs.

 

[zulfiqar]

Mahmudullah is a Cheat and deserves to get one demerit point for this.
He bowled behind the stumps as he knew he was going to try to catch Nawaz off-guard and unready.

He knew what he had done and he had to listen to the umpire, thats why he went back to his run-up with his tail between the legs.

I wouldn't be so harsh as to call him a cheat, precisely because he realized what he did and put his hand up and went back to bowl another.

 

[cricketmerijaan]

MahmudUllah himself didn't believe that it was out, which is why he was so quick to accept the umpires decision, and repeat the delivery ... therefore this debate is frivolous.

 

[moghul]

If a batsman backs up and does not intend to play the ball , he is always not out. It might not be in cricket rules but it has been the tradition and happens commonly , nothing new here. Don't know what;s the fuss about ?

 

[ask_analyse_act]

You think your buddies at the BCCI would do that?

They will run away not playing the final test

 

[TheNightWatchman]

There's a reason why Mahmadullah withdrew the appeal. He knew he was through with more than half his action while Nawaz's head was down.