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[VIDEO] THE Azhar Ali run out...

Poor sportsmanship by Australia, or purely the batsmen's fault?

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Should be suspended for 1 match based on this pathetic display and for another one based on his incredible ability of slowing down the runrate.
 
Both Shafiq and Azhar central contract should be terminated.
 
I have seen Murali getting run out in NZ when after finishing a run, he ran to Sangakkara to congratulate him on the 100 unaware that the fielder was about to just pick up the ball.
 
Azhar Ali's Run Out

Was Azhar Ali's Run out today by Starc and Paine the most unusual run out in the history of Test Cricket.

Asad Shafique shall be blamed atleast 50% for this runout, he saw the throw and yet failed to deliver the message to Azhar, despite standing right in front of him.
 
If the batsman was from sena and an Asian side the fielding one than for sure a lot more have been talked about stupidity called as spirit of cricket. Error of judgement do occur in real life
 
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This is why they say "watch the ball until its dead". But discussing the lunch menu was more important.
 
Shameful end to a pretty pathetic inns overall, glad he was run out.
 
Should be fined by PCB for such pathetic running between the wickets (or in this case chatting between the wickets)
 
I thought that they probably only ran 1 or 2, thinking that it was a boundary. Little did I know that they were just standing in the middle of the pitch like idiots.
 
Pretty unnecessary by the Aussies if you ask me. Quite a cheap way to pick up a wicket
 
I haven’t seen it and the video in this thread is not loading up for some reason. I am assuming the umpire never signalled a four which case Azhar (and Shafiq) had a brain fade moment.
School boy cricket
 
Lack of sportsmanship on display here by the Aussies. Azhar assumed it had gone for a four. He wasn't running just standing in the middle of the pitch having a chat. They really shouldn't have done that. I agree it was silly by Azhar but it was worse by the Aussies.
 
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Lack of sportsmanship on display here by the Aussies. Azhar assumed it had gone for a four. He wasn't running just standing in the middle of the pitch having a chat. They really shouldn't have done that. I agree it was silly by Azhar but it was worse by the Aussies.
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Basically this.
 
Only Azhar to blame here IMO.

I don't think the Aussies did anything unsporting here. If the opposition refused to accept wickets every time the batsman does something mind numbingly stupid, Afridi would would have ended up not out more often than not. Micky's reaction sums the whole thing up.
 
Dark_Horse said:
If the batsman was from sena and an Asian side the fielding one than for sure a lot more have been talked about stupidity called as spirit of cricket. Error of judgement do occur in real life
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Spot on!

Rules are different for the white man.
 
It's ok. It's a funny runout and that's about it. Azhar Ali is a fantastic batsman and this will be a lesson that he won't ever forget.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m just waiting for the condemnation of Australia....again....for enforcing the run out in Abu Dhabi! You know, like NZ received for the Murali runout in 06. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dumbcricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dumbcricket</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/badsportsmanship?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#badsportsmanship</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dumb?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#dumb</a></p>— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) <a href="https://twitter.com/scottbstyris/status/1052845001648959490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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What I can possibly justify is that Azhar must have realised at some point in his discussion with Shafiq that he has messed up, so he played it cool by not attempting to run back to his crease to make it look like he thought the ball had gone
 
Why is it poor sportsmanship from Australia? They didn't even do anything wrong :))
 
Sherlock said:
Why is it poor sportsmanship from Australia? They didn't even do anything wrong :))
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Well, the batsman was out of his crease solely because he did not see that the ball had stopped a few inches before the boundary. They could have given Azhar a warning to be more aware and not run him out. This would show the world that the Aussies are actually a changed side and are serious about uphelding the spirit of the game.

However, the other argument would be that Azhar deserved to get run-out just like any other batsman who makes an error in judgement while attempted to take a single that isn't there. Or when a batsman slips mid-run and gets run-out.
 
Bilal7 said:
Well, the batsman was out of his crease solely because he did not see that the ball had stopped a few inches before the boundary. They could have given Azhar a warning to be more aware and not run him out. This would show the world that the Aussies are actually a changed side and are serious about uphelding the spirit of the game.

However, the other argument would be that Azhar deserved to get run-out just like any other batsman who makes an error in judgement while attempted to take a single that isn't there. Or when a batsman slips mid-run and gets run-out.
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That's the batsmen fault. Maybe if he, or Shafiq had eyes they'd know the ball was a foot off the boundary rope.

You can't blame the opposition for something that's clearly your own fault.
 
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Sportsmanship does not count when idiocy is on display. Australia did the right thing.
 
Mamoon said:
Sportsmanship does not count when idiocy is on display. Australia did the right thing.
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Anyone can make stupid mistakes. It was simply that, but Aussies claiming a run out was sort of cheap on their part. Though I don't think there is any point in saying this to you. If Pakistan was fielding and they claimed a run out like this. I am willing to bet my house that you would have condemned the team to hell for being cheap and unsporting.
 
Little Master said:
Anyone can make stupid mistakes. It was simply that, but Aussies claiming a run out was sort of cheap on their part. Though I don't think there is any point in saying this to you. If Pakistan was fielding and they claimed a run out like this. I am willing to bet my house that you would have condemned the team to hell for being cheap and unsporting.
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Calling it a mistake is underselling it. If you pull of something like this on the field, you do not deserve an ounce of sporting behavior. Any batsman who does this deserves this treatment regardless of the shirt he or the opposition is wearing.
 
I am just irritated to see people bashing the Australians. This is utter idiocy from Azhar or Shafiqs part. You are in play until the ball is called dead. You can't expect to get away with incompetent brainfades with leniency from the opponents. Same with Murali in 2006.
 
WengerOut said:
I am just irritated to see people bashing the Australians. This is utter idiocy from Azhar or Shafiqs part. You are in play until the ball is called dead. You can't expect to get away with incompetent brainfades with leniency from the opponents. Same with Murali in 2006.
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I agree.

If it were up to me i would have run both of these clowns out on that same delivery. That was criminal and they deserve all the ridicule coming their way.
 
Having watched it again, can’t see much wrong with what the Aussies did. How did Azhar make a silly mistake of not seeing that the ball was about a metre away from the boundary?
 
Slow UAE out-field bluffed 2 PAK players playing their entire career in that country as "home" :) Not sure what they were discussing so seriously that even Asad didn't see it coming!!!!
 
Most comical part was, both were looking closely at Paine as if "What is this guy doing!!"
 
absolutely not an instance of poor sportsmanship - the batsmen didn't fall or anything. They were just stupid

this idiotic run out is akin to playing a loose shot

for a senior batsmen and former captain to do this is pathetic
 
WengerOut said:
I have seen Murali getting run out in NZ when after finishing a run, he ran to Sangakkara to congratulate him on the 100 unaware that the fielder was about to just pick up the ball.
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Except in that case, Murali had grounded his bat and left the crease to congratulate. It was deemed as he was trying to take a second run. Here they did not even attempt to run, probably were discussing lunch menu in the middle of the pitch!
 
EliteCynical said:
Except in that case, Murali had grounded his bat and left the crease to congratulate. It was deemed as he was trying to take a second run. Here they did not even attempt to run, probably were discussing lunch menu in the middle of the pitch!
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This is where the brain fade part kicks in. The fielder had not even finished fielding the ball let alone throw. That deserves a lashing.
 
After getting out, Azhar turned to Shafiq,


Azhar : "Bhai, please back me up at Mickeys meeting"

Shafiq : "Don't worry bhai. Next time please don't overestimate your shot making abilities"
 
Fielder went, picked up the ball and thew it. Umpire didn't signal 4. Entire time both batsmen were simply chit chatting. Both batsmen were idiots to not see it. No one else should be blamed here. There was nothing unsporting by Aus here.
 
Azhar Ali learnt the hard way i.e. you have to be alert on the field at all times and cannot take anything for granted.
 
The way the aussies celebrated that run out was cheap tho.
 
About "Spirit of cricket" should I remind Wasim did not recall Sachin at Kolkata in 1999 when it was clear that Sachin had grounded his bat and what followed was entirely an accident. He and Shoaib were both watching the ball and bumped into each other and sachin's bat went in the air, and Nadeem Khan's throw hit the stumps. There was crowd trouble, stadium had to be emptied. May be Wasim could have called Sachin back, No? Then why are we expecting Tim Paine to call Azhar back?
 
This is already fast becoming an epic run out in the history lol Almost all cricketing magazines have picked up on this.
 
Buffet said:
Fielder went, picked up the ball and thew it. Umpire didn't signal 4. Entire time both batsmen were simply chit chatting. Both batsmen were idiots to not see it. No one else should be blamed here. There was nothing unsporting by Aus here.
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This.

Anyone bringing race into it is deflecting. It was a stupid play and Australia didn't cheat.
 
This is solely the fault of Azhar and Shafiq. They are responsible for keeping their eyes on the ball. If Starc had walked to pick up the ball, like after an actual boundary happens and fielders do, then it would have been against the spirit of cricket but he clearly was running after the ball and picked it up in normal way.
 
zoeyfactor said:
This is solely the fault of Azhar and Shafiq. They are responsible for keeping their eyes on the ball. If Starc had walked to pick up the ball, like after an actual boundary happens and fielders do, then it would have been against the spirit of cricket but he clearly was running after the ball and picked it up in normal way.
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Bold part is a big one here. Aus never pretended that ball went for four and made a sneaky run out. That would have been poor.

I don't see what Aus could have done differently here. They got to the ball as quickly as possible and they removed the bail as quickly as possible. Two batsmen were chit chatting entire time. There was nothing unsporting from Aus here. It's not like they obstructed a batsman to get a run out.

Some one earlier gave an example SRT getting out because Pakistani fielders bumped in SRT and he got out despite reaching safely. Not calling back in such situation can be questioned, but I don't see how can you question Aus here.

Aus did nothing unfair. Getting wickets unfairly can be unsporting.
 
EliteCynical said:
About "Spirit of cricket" should I remind Wasim did not recall Sachin at Kolkata in 1999 when it was clear that Sachin had grounded his bat and what followed was entirely an accident. He and Shoaib were both watching the ball and bumped into each other and sachin's bat went in the air, and Nadeem Khan's throw hit the stumps. There was crowd trouble, stadium had to be emptied. May be Wasim could have called Sachin back, No? Then why are we expecting Tim Paine to call Azhar back?
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I don't think that two situations are comparable.

Situation you are describing, wicket was taken unfairly. That can be termed as unsporting.

Aus took wickets fairly. Even if Wasim had called SRT back, it won't justify Aus not running out Ali here.
 
Nothing wrong with what Australia did.

You can't be so dumb and expect mercy.

Earlier Sarfraz walking and now this. Surely these guys have some senses missing.
 
Azhar turned his back after nicking the ball, as if it was guaranteed to hit the boundary. Asad Shafiq meanwhile had a view from the other end but he didn't both watching the ball either.

Both were very stupid and Azhar deserved to be run out.

At one stage in the video, you can see Azhar get startled, and he was about to run back to his crease. But instead he just continued to stand there and when he was run out, he turned to Asad , as if to say, what the hell? What just happened, or why didn't you tell me?
 
most jobs in the world if you do something that stupid, you would be fired immediately
 
This is what happens when you have a sh-- slow out-field. Curators of the field should be penalized for making a field not suitable for hitting boundaries.
 
Up there with Wahab Riaz's ball to Steve Smith.

School boys should be taken to task over this type of cricket never mind Test match players.

Mickey's face said it all.
 
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Pretty unnecessary by the Aussies if you ask me. Quite a cheap way to pick up a wicket
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There is a thing called common sense, which from the point of view of azhar he lacked ,I mean which genius stands in middle of wicket without watching the ball and starts discussing, its beyond even brain freeze, but it was beyond dumb to stand in the pitch ,and I am amazed that people are calling it cheap, this has to be the most horrendous run-out ever and that is an understatement.
 
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Nothing unpsporting here. Just plain stupidity. The ball was slowing up. Azhar should have kept an eye on it

Stupidty from Azhar .
 
So running a batsman out for his own stupidity is against the spirit of the game but Pakistan declaring at 400/9 at tea on Day 3 denying Lyon a 5-fer is fine?
 
Man this looks worse the more you watch it :))

Can’t believe people are questioning the sportsmanship of the Aussies here. Azhar deserves every bit of it for this brain-fade.
 
GrandMaster said:
So running a batsman out for his own stupidity is against the spirit of the game but Pakistan declaring at 400/9 at tea on Day 3 denying Lyon a 5-fer is fine?
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Lolwut? Why would Pakistan keep batting when they have a lead over 500 just to give the opposition's bowler a chance at a 5-fer? Bizzare logic.
 
Bilal7 said:
Lolwut? Why would Pakistan keep batting when they have a lead over 500 just to give the opposition's bowler a chance at a 5-fer? Bizzare logic.
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Exactly! That's what I mean. What's the logic to question the sportsmanship of the Aussies when it's purely batsman's stupidity? It's not a charity match.
 
GrandMaster said:
Exactly! That's what I mean. What's the logic to question the sportsmanship of the Aussies when it's purely batsman's stupidity? It's not a charity match.
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Ian Bell was given "run out" in the most bizarre circumstances – and then reinstated in the most bizarre circumstances – here today. Bell had played one of his finest innings for England, scoring 137, when he was given out to the last delivery before the tea interval. Eoin Morgan had played the ball down to long leg and Praveen Kumar made a diving attempt to stop the ball. The ball bounced off his leg as the fielder fell over the boundary.

Kumar was clearly under the impression that the ball had gone for four, as he returned it forlornly to the square. It was taken by MS Dhoni who then gave it to the short-leg fielder, Abhinav Mukund, who broke the wicket. By this time Bell and Morgan, who appeared to think the umpire had called "over" were on their way back to the pavilion for their cup of tea.

But to England's bafflement Bell – who should have played to the whistle and was guilty of being a bit dozy – was given out after replays had shown that the ball had not gone for four. The umpires were booed as they took the field but then the boos turned to cheers when Bell resumed his innings, Dhoni withdrawing the appeal over tea. Sportsmanship had prevailed after all. But had the right decision been made? Former captain Nasser Hussain said he would have appealed, just like Dhoni: "Putting myself in that position I would have done exactly the same." And another former captain, Michael Vaughan, added: "I would have done the same."

Bell's reprieve adds to the sense that if England don't beat India in this second Test they will not only be kicking themselves but hurling themselves from the balcony of the wonderful old pavilion at Trent Bridge. Without sounding too disrespectful to some all-time great players India, the No1 side in the world, looked a very ordinary outfit at times today and are there for the taking.

When conditions suited their bowlers in the first innings of the match they bowled with great skill and discipline. But in the first two sessions today, with the last vestiges of greenness gone from the pitch and the sun out, they looked toothless in attack and ragged in the field.

While Bell and Kevin Pietersen were adding 162 for the third wicket, milking the bowling and punishing some wayward deliveries, Dhoni had no answer. They are missing, of course, the redoubtable Zaheer Khan, a bowler who even when he wasn't taking wickets had the ability to control one end. In his absence, Dhoni looked to Harbhajan Singh to seal up one end. But when he was taken out of the attack his seven overs had cost 36 runs.

But the most disappointing aspect of today's cricket, from an India perspective, was the lack of urgency and intensity in their play. They had the upper hand at the start of play on the third day but you would never have thought so.

It is all proving a bit too much for Ravi Shastri, India's former glamour boy and captain – he led the side in one Test. He was involved in a spat with Hussain on Indian TV. Nasser, quite reasonably, described India's decision not to use the DRS system for lbw decisions as an absolute disgrace. The DRS system, despite some teething problems, has been a power for good, eliminating countless poor decisions, and has been embraced in its entirety by all the other Test-playing countries.

Nasser's comments were made after Harbhajan was given out lbw even though he had got a thick inside edge on to his pads. The response from Ravi came in the form of an astonishingly arrogant attack, not only on Nasser but English cricket in general. He said: "What right does he have to say disgrace? It's for both teams, there are certain things that can be corrected, fair enough."

He added: "England is trying to hit at everything that the BCCI does, every damn thing that they do, They [England] are jealous about the way the IPL is going, they are jealous about where India is in world cricket, they are jealous about the fact that India are world champions, they are jealous because of the too much money being made by the BCCI. Bottom line is that they have never been No1 in the world in Test cricket."

But Nasser would not let it rest there. When play got under way today he said: "Ravi, I just want to pick you up on something you said on a show yesterday, questioning my right to call non-use of DRS a disgrace. Well, I've earned that right after 96 Test matches to voice my opinion on the game of cricket. I'm sure that's what ESPN has asked me to do."

Ravi's rather limp response to that was: "India has got every right to decide whether to take it or not. The reason why India decided not to take it is that they don't think it's 100% fool proof."

Sportsmanship aside, whatever happens in this match India's days in the sun are numbered. And they know it. Even Ravi knows it.



https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jul/31/ian-bell-run-out-dhoni
 
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Aussies did nothing wrong. Our batsmen as always are never aware of what is happening on the field of play. They should not have assumed that the ball has crossed the boundary line like they did. Such a thing will mostly happen only too our batsmen.
 
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talking of funny run outs...
 
Voted Batsmen's fault.
Aussies players are within the rules.

Kudos to MSD for calling back Bell but IMO it's batsman's lack of awareness to blame.
 
Not bad sportsmanship. Absolutely awful by two senior batsmen. They should have been keeping an eye on the ball. Basic stuff this.
 
MenInG said:
Ian Bell was given "run out" in the most bizarre circumstances – and then reinstated in the most bizarre circumstances – here today. Bell had played one of his finest innings for England, scoring 137, when he was given out to the last delivery before the tea interval. Eoin Morgan had played the ball down to long leg and Praveen Kumar made a diving attempt to stop the ball. The ball bounced off his leg as the fielder fell over the boundary.

Kumar was clearly under the impression that the ball had gone for four, as he returned it forlornly to the square. It was taken by MS Dhoni who then gave it to the short-leg fielder, Abhinav Mukund, who broke the wicket. By this time Bell and Morgan, who appeared to think the umpire had called "over" were on their way back to the pavilion for their cup of tea.

But to England's bafflement Bell – who should have played to the whistle and was guilty of being a bit dozy – was given out after replays had shown that the ball had not gone for four. The umpires were booed as they took the field but then the boos turned to cheers when Bell resumed his innings, Dhoni withdrawing the appeal over tea. Sportsmanship had prevailed after all. But had the right decision been made? Former captain Nasser Hussain said he would have appealed, just like Dhoni: "Putting myself in that position I would have done exactly the same." And another former captain, Michael Vaughan, added: "I would have done the same."

Bell's reprieve adds to the sense that if England don't beat India in this second Test they will not only be kicking themselves but hurling themselves from the balcony of the wonderful old pavilion at Trent Bridge. Without sounding too disrespectful to some all-time great players India, the No1 side in the world, looked a very ordinary outfit at times today and are there for the taking.

When conditions suited their bowlers in the first innings of the match they bowled with great skill and discipline. But in the first two sessions today, with the last vestiges of greenness gone from the pitch and the sun out, they looked toothless in attack and ragged in the field.

While Bell and Kevin Pietersen were adding 162 for the third wicket, milking the bowling and punishing some wayward deliveries, Dhoni had no answer. They are missing, of course, the redoubtable Zaheer Khan, a bowler who even when he wasn't taking wickets had the ability to control one end. In his absence, Dhoni looked to Harbhajan Singh to seal up one end. But when he was taken out of the attack his seven overs had cost 36 runs.

But the most disappointing aspect of today's cricket, from an India perspective, was the lack of urgency and intensity in their play. They had the upper hand at the start of play on the third day but you would never have thought so.

It is all proving a bit too much for Ravi Shastri, India's former glamour boy and captain – he led the side in one Test. He was involved in a spat with Hussain on Indian TV. Nasser, quite reasonably, described India's decision not to use the DRS system for lbw decisions as an absolute disgrace. The DRS system, despite some teething problems, has been a power for good, eliminating countless poor decisions, and has been embraced in its entirety by all the other Test-playing countries.

Nasser's comments were made after Harbhajan was given out lbw even though he had got a thick inside edge on to his pads. The response from Ravi came in the form of an astonishingly arrogant attack, not only on Nasser but English cricket in general. He said: "What right does he have to say disgrace? It's for both teams, there are certain things that can be corrected, fair enough."

He added: "England is trying to hit at everything that the BCCI does, every damn thing that they do, They [England] are jealous about the way the IPL is going, they are jealous about where India is in world cricket, they are jealous about the fact that India are world champions, they are jealous because of the too much money being made by the BCCI. Bottom line is that they have never been No1 in the world in Test cricket."

But Nasser would not let it rest there. When play got under way today he said: "Ravi, I just want to pick you up on something you said on a show yesterday, questioning my right to call non-use of DRS a disgrace. Well, I've earned that right after 96 Test matches to voice my opinion on the game of cricket. I'm sure that's what ESPN has asked me to do."

Ravi's rather limp response to that was: "India has got every right to decide whether to take it or not. The reason why India decided not to take it is that they don't think it's 100% fool proof."

Sportsmanship aside, whatever happens in this match India's days in the sun are numbered. And they know it. Even Ravi knows it.



https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/jul/31/ian-bell-run-out-dhoni
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There is a precedence for batsmen getting a reprieve.
 
As Azhar Ali retires, this funny run out was the 1st thing I remembered

How can a experienced batsman make such a error to not even see the ball and even after seeing Starc pick up the ball and throw, they didn't even bother to run or atleast get back to the crease
 
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