Handled the ball was formerly one of the methods of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket but was integrated into the law on obstructing the field when the laws of cricket were rewritten in 2017.
Handled the ball out.
In one day international cricket seven batsmen have been given out obstructing the field.
Ways of getting out.
The striker is out handled the ball if except in the circumstances of 2 below in the act of playing a ball delivered by the bowler he wilfully strikes the ball with a hand.
Rare dismissal in test cricket.
Out handled the ball.
The referee places the ball at the spot of the infraction.
Abhijit banare recalls the dismissal of the australian skipper in the historic.
Conversely a goalie who is standing completely outside the box may touch a ball that is inside the goal box area without penalty.
On march 19 2001 steve waugh became only the sixth batsman in test history to be given out handled the ball.
It dictated that either batsman can be given out if they intentionally touch the ball with a hand that is not holding their bat an exception was given if the batsman handled the ball to avoid.
By coincidence endean was one of the few people to be given out handled the ball in a test match.
An incoming batsman is timed.
Giovanni trapattoni refused to label thierry henry a cheat despite the france captain admitting to the republic of ireland s players that he had handled the ball in the build up to the goal that.