25 Unbelievable facts about Indian cricket

18. Mohinder Amarnath is the only cricketer to be dismissed both obstructing the field and for handling the ball

NOV 1984: PORTRAIT OF MOHINDER AMARNATH OF INDIA.

India's Mohinder Amarnath is the only cricketer to be dismissed both for obstructing the field and handling the ball. In the game against Australia, the ball hit Amarnath's inside edge and the ball almost went on to hit the stumps. But, moments before it hit the stumps, he used his hands to push the ball away before it could knock the wickets over.

Even before the on-field umpire declared him out, Amarnath started walking and thus was judged out handling the ball. He was given out for kicking the ball in a game against Sri Lanka in 1989 to avoid being run out. Thus, he became the first man to be given out obstructing the field.

Mohinder, also known as Jimmy Amarnath, is the son of Lala Amarnath.