Azhar Ali lbw vs Cameron Green: Azhar Ali ducks Cameron Green delivery; given lbw off a gloved delivery in Karachi Test

Dixit Bhargav | 15/03/2022
Azhar Ali lbw vs Cameron Green: Azhar Ali ducks Cameron Green delivery; given lbw off a gloved delivery in Karachi Test

Azhar Ali lbw vs Cameron Green: The veteran Pakistani batter registered a brainfade moment at the National Stadium today.

During the fourth day of the second Test of the ongoing Australia’s tour of Pakistan in Karachi, former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali was at the receiving end of a bizarre dismissal.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 23rd over that Ali was undone by low bounce on a Cameron Green short delivery. Having ducked for cover, Ali ended up getting hit on his thigh as the Australians appealed in unison for an lbw dismissal.

With umpire Ahsan Raza not taking much time before ruling the decision in Green’s favour, Ali did look to discuss regarding reviewing the umpire’s decision with non-striker Abdullah Shafique. Having said that, the discussion went on for so long that the 37-year old player eventually ran out of time.

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While the ball would’ve hit the stumps according to the replays, a startling revelation had come in the form of the ball glancing off Ali’s gloves before hitting his thigh pad. In what was effectively a played delivery, Ali should’ve realized the same as a batter to opt for a review without any hesitation.

Failing to do so, a dejected Ali walked back to the pavilion after scoring 6 (54) as the hosts were reduced to 21-2 in a mammoth 506-run chase. Introduced into the attack for the first time in this innings, Green picking a wicket in only the second over after lunch handed a massive advantage to the visitors at the National Stadium today.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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