I vividly remember ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ตโ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ match in 1981 against England in Mumbai. We saw the most unusual runout in a test match that day.
Srikkanth ran himself out by performing an unexpected and nonchalant act. The ball was still in play when he casually strolled outside the crease, unaware of the consequences. John Emburey, the English fielder, seized the opportunity, swiftly retrieved the ball, and ran Srikkanth out. The English team, much like their Indian counterparts, was taken aback by such audacious behavior. This kind of behavior was expected in school cricket rather than in a Test match. Srikkanth, filled with embarrassment, had to make the long walk back to the pavilion, leaving everyone astonished at his dismissal.
Ironically, just a few minutes ago, history repeated itself on a bright afternoon at Lords during the fifth day of the second Test against Australia. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ to have a casual chat with his partner, as is customary at the end of an over. Little did he know that the ball was still in play, and Alex Carey, astutely observant, spotted Bairstow’s carelessness and swiftly threw the ball directly at the stumps. Bairstow, completely unaware of his predicament, was nowhere near the frame, resulting in a run-out that left everyone astonished once again.
