5 cricket facts that you have probably never heard of

#2. I’m sorry but you are a bit late, Sir….

The least known, but a totally valid form of dismissal in cricket is a batsman being timed-out. A batsman has no more than three minutes to arrive at the crease and take guard, failing which the fielding side can appeal. This stipulated time is just 90 seconds in T-20 cricket, which explains the innovation of dug-outs.

While totally legal, dismissing a batsman in this manner is considered very unethical and hence there have been only four such recorded cases, all in first-class cricket. I feel that teams could have used this rule very effectively against Inzamam-ul-Haq, sportsmanship be damned.