What is your impression of ‘1919’ ~ exactly 101 years ago !! Ravichandran Ashwin is a genius !.. .. before you read further, do you know the World record with which - Kesrick Omari Kenal Williams is associated with ? Born in St Vincent and the Grenadines, this fast bowler made his first-class debut for Windward Islands in 2011. The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany in Aug 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate.The men's 200 metres was held at the Olympic Stadium – the race favourites were Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt. Gay entered the competition as the reigning world champion, championship record holder, and 200 m world leader with 19.58 seconds. Bolt, the current Olympic champion and world record holder, had a season's best of 19.59 seconds. The last time the two athletes raced was at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, where Gay beat Bolt by a margin of 0.15 seconds. Osaka bronze medallist Wallace Spearmon was the only other athlete to run under twenty seconds that season and former Olympic champion Shawn Crawford was also competing. Up-and-coming athletes Alonso Edward, Steve Mullings and Ramil Guliyev were among the season's fastest sprinters prior to the championships.
This month, American Noah Lyles was denied a new 200 metres world record in the Inspiration Games after it was revealed he ran only 185m. The 22 year-old's time of 18.90 seconds would have usurped the 19.19-second mark set by Jamaican great Usain Bolt in 2009. Lyles, running in Florida, set the time racing alone against competitors simultaneously sprinting on tracks in Europe. Given his personal best is 19.50, the time was immediately challenged. After initial confusion, his official result eventually read "shorter distance" with the American starting from the wrong lane. Swiss television said he had only run 185m. How fair it would be give the man a WR when he runs only 185m ie., short by 15m ? – sounds straight and logical – now read what Ravichandran Ashwin has tweeted .. .. on a Cricket rule
Cricket rules have seen changes – there have been attempts to accommodate more than 11 too – remember the substitute rule.Many of the rules have been blatantly against the bowlers, loaded in favour of batsman.In some ways, the fall of Windies began with the ‘bouncer rule’.Can we imagine a rule when a batsman would not be allowed to loft the ball over long on for a Six for a 2nd time in the over ? or denied a square cut more than once in an over – but – a bowler cannot bowl a second bouncer in an over.In 1991, the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a "one bouncer per batsman per over" rule in an attempt to discourage use of intimidation. The ‘No-ball’ has been one of the most dramatic rules in modern cricket history. In a recent Test series between Pakistan and Australia had as many as 21 no balls went unnoticed. The on-field umpires have a lot to keep their eye on including something as intricate as a field placement- and hence they are missing ! is the explanation.In Oct 2007 came the ‘free-hit’ rule.Initially only foot fault no balls resulted in a free hit. From 2015, the rules were changed so that all no balls result in a free hit. A no-ball is a delivery which does not count as one of the bowler's six legitimate balls in one over. In Dec 2019, the first Twenty20 International between India and West Indies in Hyderabad witnessed another push of technological advancement in the game. The auto no-ball, officially introduced for the first time in India, became part of playing conditions for the ongoing series. India won the high scoring game by 6 wickets as Virat Kohli’s smashed 94 (not out). Kesrick William’s foot became part of a history as he overstepped and was called by the Auto no-ball system.
More on Cricket : Laws 30 to 39 discuss the various ways a batsman may be dismissed. Law 38: describesRun out. A batsman is out if at any time while the ball is in play no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing side.A batsman may be dismissed Run out whether or not a run is being attempted, even if the delivery is a no ball (i.e. not a fair delivery). The rule is very clear in the description “Running out a batsman "backing up".As a bowler enters his delivery stride, the non-striking batsman usually 'backs up'. This means he leaves his popping crease and walks towards the other end of the wicket so that it will take him less time for him to reach the other end if he and his batting partner choose to attempt a run. When the batsman leaves the popping crease before delivery, the bowler may attempt to run the non-striker out.This is clearly legal.