Ten ways in which a batsman can be dismissed in cricket

#6 Hit-wicket

Hit-wicket is one of the most unfortunate ways to get out

If a batsman dislodges the stumps with his body or any sports equipment while attempting to play a shot or beginning his run, he is deemed hit-wicket.

The batsman won't be given out if he blazed into the stumps to avoid a run-out. A famous hit-wicket incident occurred in a Test match in Headingley, when a bouncer by Dwayne Bravo hit the helmet of Kevin Pietersen and the helmet fell on the stumps, KP had to go back to the pavilion.

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#7 Obstructing the field

A batsman cannot knowingly obstruct the field on

If a batter consciously obstructs the play by his/her words or action, he/she may be given out under the law 37 of obstructing the field. A batsman knowingly running in such a way that it prevents the ball from hitting stumps can be given out by the umpire on appeal from fielding team.

After the amendments of laws of cricket in 2017, all the offences under the handling of the ball fell under this law. If a batsman touches the ball with the hand, not in contact with the bat for any purpose other than to protect himself from any injury or to return the ball to the fielder, the batter is found guilty of this charge.

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#8 Retired out

The batsman can resume his innings only with consent from the opposition skipper

A batsman is considered retired out if he leaves the field without the prior acquiescence of umpire apart from any injury and fails to resume the innings.

The batsman can resume the innings only with consent from fielding team skipper. Also, if a batsman who is retired hurt fails to return to the crease during the play, is not deemed retired out when calculating his batting average. Only two batsmen have been given out retired hurt in international cricket – Mahela Jayawardhane and Marvan Atapattu, Interestingly, it was in the same innings against Bangladesh in 2001.