Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim. (Twitter)
Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim became only the second batsman in Test history dismissed for obstructing the field in Wednesday’s second match against New Zealand in Dhaka.
New Zealand appealed against Mushfiqur, who was found to have pushed the ball away with his gloves while defending against Kyle Jamieson in the 41st over.
Television umpire Ahsan Raza declared Mushfiqur out for 35 after the on-field umpires asked for a check.
England’s Leonard Hutton was the only other batsman to be dismissed for obstructing the field in Test cricket during a match against South Africa at the Oval in 1951.
Seven other Test cricketers have been dismissed for having handled the ball, a similarly unusual dismissal integrated into “obstructing the field” dismissals when the laws governing cricket were rewritten in 2017.
Unusual Test dismissals
(player, dismissal, match, venue, date)
L. Hutton, obstructing the field, England v South Africa, The Oval, August 16, 1951
R. Endean, handled the ball, South Africa v England, Cape Town, January 1, 1957
A. Hilditch, handled the ball, Australia v Pakistan, Perth, March 24, 1979
M. Khan, handled the ball, Pakistan v Australia, Karachi, September 22, 1982
D. Haynes, handled the ball, West Indies v India, Wankhede, November 24, 1983
G. Gooch, handled the ball, England v Australia, Manchester, June 3, 1993
S. Waugh, handled the ball, Australia v India, Chennai, March 18, 2001
M. Atapattu, retired out, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Colombo, September 6, 2001
M. Jayawardene, retired out, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Colombo, September 6, 2001
M. Vaughan, handled the ball, England v India, Bengaluru, December 19, 2001
M. Rahim, obstructing the field, Bangladesh v New Zealand, Dhaka, December 6, 2023
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