India’s all-rounder Riyan Parag often stays in the news. This time, he is in controversy due to his unusual bowling action. During the second T20 match against Bangladesh, Riyan Parag bowled in a way that reminded people of Kedar Jadhav. Yes, the same bowling where the bowler bends very low and twists their body. As soon as Riyan bowled with this action, the umpires had a long discussion and declared it a no-ball.
What exactly happened?
During Bangladesh’s chase, Riyan was bowling his first over when he decided to use the full width of the crease. Using his slinging action, often seen in the IPL, he bowled the ball from well behind the popping crease. The umpire immediately spoke to the leg umpire and referred it to the third umpire for a no-ball check. The third umpire confirmed that Riyan had broken Law 21.
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What is the rule?
According to international cricket rules, while bowling, the bowler’s back foot should land inside the return crease. When Riyan bowled, his back foot wasn’t even close to the return crease, which resulted in a no-ball. In fact, when he released the ball, his back foot was on the grass. Because of this no-ball, the next ball was a free hit, but Mahmudullah only took a single. However, on the next ball, Riyan Parag got Mehidy Hasan Miraz out at long off.
India won the match by 86 runs
Thanks to Nitish Kumar Reddy’s explosive 74 runs from 34 balls and his 108-run partnership with Rinku Singh (53 runs from 29 balls) for the fourth wicket, India scored 221 runs for nine wickets in the second T20 of the three-match series. Reddy, playing his second T20 international, hit four fours and seven huge sixes in his innings, while Rinku struck five fours and three sixes. Hardik Pandya added 32 runs off 19 balls with two fours and two sixes, and Riyan Parag hit two sixes in his 15 runs off six balls.