A T-20 match of Big Bash League in Brisbane has caught worldwide attention. Surprisingly, it is not because of the result of this match but because of a catch! This catch has divided people on whether the catch was legal or not. If yes, there have been calls to revoke the rule justifying it. Amidst all this, let us also look into the legal aspects behind this catch. First, let's look at how the catch unfolded. The catch- boundary trouble? This catch was on a delivery of Ben Cutting to Mathew Wade. Wade hit the ball in Matt Renshaw's direction. Renshaw jumped and parried the ball into the air and fell backwards and stepped beyond the boundary. He once again jumped and slapped the air-borne ball towards his teammate Tom Banton who caught the ball. The on-field signal was out. The third umpire on broadcast said it was not out but before conveying it to the ground. After a delay, Wade was given out, who had already started walking out to the...
The country recently witnessed a shock in the form of U-19 Cricket World Cup Final Man of the Match Manjot Kalra being handed a one year ban by DDCA from all Ranji Games on account of age fraud. Pick up any sport in India and you would see the menace of age fraud mushrooming in all of them. Consider badminton for example. Celebrated badminton prodigies and upcoming players including sub junior national champions have allegedly been found overage. As per a writ petition filed in Karnataka High Court, allegations have been made that in a case, a boy who stated that he was born in 2005 was found by CBSE Vigilance committee to be admitted in school in 2005 itself! Now consider Athletics. As recently as December 2019, 51 youngsters were found over-age in National Inter-District Junior Meet. Moving over to football, 2018 saw Indian Super League's "youngest" goal-scorer Gaurav Mukhi being found overage (possibly 21) instead of the stated 16! Even this year, ...
