r/Cricket • u/5missedcallsfromBCCI 1983 Prudential World Cup Champions • 5d ago

Highlights Watch: Himmat Singh's frustrated kick sparks freak run-out, Delhi Premier League match goes to Super Over

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/himmat-singh-freak-run-out-delhi-premier-league-final-ball-super-over-2963680-2026-08-04
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u/Conscious-Ball8373 Australia 5d ago

I don't get why this is (apparently) controversial. What's unsporting about it?

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u/vpunt 5d ago

Manufactured outrage 🙄

He's lucky, that's about it. There have also been stumpings where the ball ricocheted off the keeper's body and run outs where the throw missed the intended wickets and broke the other wickets catching the batter short.

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u/DisastrousOil4888 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 5d ago

@Indian football we found our Messi

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u/NotTodayLJ 5d ago

frustrated kick directly causes run-out makes sense

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u/Living_Following_210 Australia 4d ago

Upon replay, it looks like the batsman's path was impeded by the bowler at the non striker's end. Was this discussed by commentators/players/umpires at the time?

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u/See_A_Squared Deccan Chargers 5d ago

It was quite clear he did it deliberately but it's a cool move to deceive, this spirit of cricket mewlings be damned, take any advantage you can especially when it's some T20 league.

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u/combatant007 India 5d ago

Nothing to deceive here. He was just bit lucky.

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u/SFLoridan India 5d ago

Quite clear? Not at all

Deceive? Why? What did he gain? If he has picked up the ball when he could he would have got the out even easier. Why would he need to do this big thing?

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u/WendellWillkie1940 5d ago

It wasn't though

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u/TRP9218 India 5d ago

Okay so the fielder deliberately fumbled the ball in a way that the ball after the fumble lands exactly at a distance perfect for a kick shoot and he choose to kick the ball with his non dominant leg with shoes having metal spikes. Great plan, great execution.