Debate over Joe Root’s ‘no-ball out’ controversy: Understand the full situation

Delhi: By the end of the fourth day of Edgbaston Test, the Indian team had put pressure on England completely. Team India declared their second innings for 427 runs and set a huge target of 608 runs in front of England. In response, England started very poorly and lost three wickets for just 72 runs, including Joe Root’s important wicket with openers.

Joe Root’s disputed out, question on umpiring

During the innings of England, controversy arose over Joe Root being dismissed. Indian bowler Akash Deep was bold off the ball, but the legitimacy of this ball began to be questioned. It was alleged that the bowler’s leg was in a backfoot no-ball position, and he was given the wrong out due to the mistake of the umpire.

There are two types of no-balls in cricket:

-Frontfoot No-Ball, when the bowler’s front leg goes ahead of the popping crease.

-Backfoot no-ball, when the bowler’s back leg goes out of the return crease.

Joe in the root out of the ball of Akash Deep was in the air above the return crease, which is considered valid according to the MCC rules, until the foot crosses the crease line.

The ball was valid according to MCC Rule 21.5.1

It was discussed between Ravi Shastri and Stuart Broad in the commentary box. Both of them citing Rule 21.5.1 of MCC said that the bowler’s leg was in the air above the line, but did not go out, so it was a valid delivery according to the rules.

Questions raised on the lapse of third umpire

The responsibility of reviewing the backfoot no-ball is usually the third umpire, but the third umpire Paul Refel did not intervene in this case. Because of this, Joe Root had to return to the pavilion, on which a debate has spread in the cricket world.

Former England captain Nasir Hussain also called the decision wrong during the fifth day commentary and questioned the role of the third umpire.

India’s upper hand, but controversy continues

While India has strengthened the hold on the match, the controversy that has arisen when the route is out, has become a matter of discussion between cricket lovers and experts.

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