During the second Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Dhaka, wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim became only the second batter in Test cricket history to be dismissed via obstructing the field. (Scorecard | More Cricket News)
The incident happened when Mushfiqur, who was defending against Kiwi pacer Kyle Jamieson in the 41st over, pushed the ball away with his gloves and in turn, faced an appeal from the visitors.
The on-field umpires were asked for a review of the incident and television umpire Ahsan Raza officially called Mushfiqur out for 35 runs.
The only other Test batter to be dismissed by obstructing was England's Leonard Hutton back in 1951 against South Africa at The Oval.
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Here's what the rulebook says on 'Obstructing The field':
According to Law 37.1.2, “The striker is out obstructing the field if, except in the circumstances of 37.2, in the act of receiving a ball delivered by the bowler, he/she wilfully strikes the ball with a hand not holding the bat.
"This will apply whether it is the first strike or a second or subsequent strike. The act of receiving the ball shall extend both to playing at the ball and to striking the ball more than once in defence of his/her wicket.”
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Earlier, such dismissals were classified as “handled the ball” but a change in the laws in 2017 brought them under “obstructing the field” category.
Other batters to feature in the list in Test cricket are: William Endean of SA (1957), Andrew Hilditch of Australia (1979), Mohsin Khan (Pakistan, 1982), Desmond Haynes (West Indies, 1983), Graham Gooch (England, 1993), Steve Waugh (Australia, 2001), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka, 2001) and Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka 2001). New Zealand are trailing in the two-match Test series 0-1 after losing the 1st Test by 150 runs.
