3 rules in cricket that you might not be aware of

#1. Obstruction in the air implies Dead Ball

Courtesy: Cricket Australia

Cricket has a law for obstruction in the aerial root of the ball. For the live broadcast of the game, many spider cams and drones are used in the cricket ground. These facilities have made the live broadcast on television- an enriching experience for the viewers. However, there have been instances during the game, when the batsman hits the ball in the air and it has hit one of these drones and spider cams.

In such a case, it is considered to be a dead ball. This suggests that neither the ball nor the runs scored off that ball is counted. The ball is deemed invalid and the bowler has to re-bowl that particular delivery.

In a similar law, if the ball is obstructed by the fielding team’s helmet, water bottle or any other belonging kept on the field, the batting team is awarded 5 runs as a penalty to the bowling team. Evan fake fielding acts also lead to the batting side being awarded 5 bonus runs.