Ten incidents to remind us that Cricket is still a gentleman's game

# 6 – Bastman walking despite being wrongly declared out

Walking despite being declared not out is one thing. But walking when you know that you have been wrongly declared out is totally another thing.

We have seen umpires make blunders that are so very obvious, but how many times have we seen batsmen protesting those decisions? How many times have batsmen stood still and decided not to leave the ground? Never. That, in itself, is a great reason why cricket is a gentleman’s game.

# 5 – Fielders who refuse to run out a batsman

File Photo: Kevin Pietersen colliding with a bowler.

It was the 1987 World Cup. Pakistan needed 2 runs off the final over to win against West Indies. Courtney Walsh began his run up. The Non-striker, Saleem Jaffer was way out of the crease. Walsh stopped, warned him when he could have easily ran him out and went back to begin his run up once again. Pakistan managed to get the final two runs and win the match. But Walsh’s behavior still stands tall.

In another occasion, Daniel Vettori played against Zimbabwe in 2012. He collided with the non-striker after bowling but the striker was halfway across the crease trying to sneak a single. The Kiwis had ran him out. Vettori quickly explained that he had blocked the non-striker and Kiwis decided not to appeal for the wicket.

Another similar incident took place in Brisbane in 2012 when Ashwin dismissed Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimanne before the play was dead. Sachin Tendulkar, realising this, went to standing captain Virender Sehwag and asked him to withdraw the appeal.