Team India registered historic win against their arch rivals Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2022 at Melbourne Cricket Ground Australia.
Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya are the stars of this game.
India clinch the win in the jaw of defeat.
Former ICC elite panel Umpire Simon Taufel expressed his thoughts on the rare incident which took place in the final over of the India-Pakistan game on Sunday (October 23) in the T20 World Cup 2022. Virat Kohli smashed a waist-high no-ball for a six off Mohammad Nawaz in the final over of the match. After that he Bowled on free hit delevery but Batters took 3 byes runs.
Pakistan Team wasn’t happy with that call. All are debating over that decision but Simon cleared all the conflict.
The ball is not dead on hitting the stumps: Simon Taufel
“After the exciting climax to the India v Pakistan match at the MCG last night, l’ve been asked by many to explain the Byes that India scored after Kohli was bowled off the free hit,” Taufel wrote.
“The umpire made the right decision in signalling Byes after the batters ran three following the ball hitting the stumps and rolling down to 3rd man. For a free hit, the striker cannot be out bowled and therefore the ball is NOT dead on hitting the stumps – the ball is still in play and all conditions under the Laws for Byes are satisfied,” he added.
