7 Instances when batter was timed out in cricket
Time out is among the rarest of dismissals and has recently occurred in international cricket. However, the uncommon dismissal has happened six times in first-class games.
6. Hemulal Yadav – Tripura v Orissa at Cuttack in 1997
Tripura and Orrisa were locking horns in a first-class game in December 1997. Orissa courtesy of PM Mullick’s sensational double ton (201 runs) and skipper SS Raul’s blistering century (139 runs) and posted a daunting total of 521 runs on the board. In a rain-affected game, Tripura in reply lost their ninth wicket at 235 runs and the umpires called for a drinks break.
The play was set to resume at 10.33 AM and Hemulal Yadav was the next player for Tripura to come in. It was the final day of the match and the batting team had to buy out time. However, Yadav was in a deep conversation with his team manager at the edge of the boundary when play was due to restart and made no effort to go to the crease.
When Yadav exceeded the time, the fielders appealed to which the umpire gave the incoming batter out. Hemulal’s irresponsible act meant Tripura's first innings came to an end early and they could not avoid the follow-on. However, Rajarshi Chaudhuri and Satrajit Lahiri held the fort in the second innings and saved the match for their team.
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