Why Steve Smith was declared NOT OUT even after Ben Stokes took a catch
Ben Stokes catch video viral: England won the fifth Test match of the Ashes series (Ashes 2023) and equalized the series 2-2. The fourth test match of the series ended in a draw.
England won the fifth Test match of the Ashes series (Ashes 2023) and equalized the series 2-2. The fourth test match of the series ended in a draw. Let us tell you that on the last day of the Test match, the catch of Ben Stokes' Steve Smith was caught by Ben Stokes but he missed this catch while celebrating. It happened that in the 66th over of the Australian innings, Smith dodged while playing Moeen Ali's ball and the ball hit his gloves and went to Stokes standing in the leg slip. Ben Stokes caught the catch by flying in the air but the joy of taking the catch was so much that his hand hit his feet and the ball went out of his hand.
Ben Stokes catch
Although Stokes had realized that the catch would not be valid, the England players appealed for the dismissal. In the end, after watching the TV replays, it was revealed that Stokes did not fully control himself after taking the catch, due to which the ball went out of his hands and Smith was saved at that time.
By the way, when this incident happened, there was a ruckus in the fans and camp of England and a debate started about it. But now the ICC has done the work of reducing the controversy by sharing the post on this issue. The ICC shared the post and informed cricket fans about why Smith was not given out.
Citing the rules, the ICC wrote, "According to the rules, the act of taking a catch shall commence from the moment the ball first comes into contact with the fielder and shall end when the fielder has gained complete control of the ball and himself."
At the same time, here Ben Stokes caught the catch but in a hurry to celebrate, the ball was thrown from his hand in a moment. That is, Stokes did not fully control himself after taking the catch. Considering this as an analogy, the third umpire declared Smith not out.
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