Hazlewood leads attack of rule allowing juggled BBL catch outside the boundary | Big Bash League

Josh Hazlewood has led the censure of an obscure rule that allowed Michael Neser to tug off a sensational but controversial catch to safe the Brisbane Heat’s 15-run win over the Sydney Sixers.

With Sunday evening’s Big Bash League match on the line at the Gabba, Neser caught Jordan Silk (41 off 23 balls) in the nineteenth over, however solely after knocking the ball in the air whereas behind the boundary rope.

Neser reached the ball simply inside the boundary rope however was unable to finish the catch with out stepping behind it, so threw the ball in the air, went outside the subject of play, jumped to toss the ball up as soon as extra whereas airborne, then accomplished the catch inside the boundary rope.

Commentating on Seven, the Australian worldwide Glenn Maxwell defined why the catch was reputable.

“It’s out … as long as when he threw it up the second time his feet were in the air.

“Effectively he could throw it up 300 times as long as his feet were in the air.”

Neser instructed 7Cricket: “I knew [Matt] Renshaw did it a couple of years ago. I didn’t know if they had changed the rules so I thought I would give it a crack. Thankfully they didn’t change the rules.”

But Australian quick bowler Hazlewood “didn’t like it all”.

“I think it should be back to the old rule where you have to be in the field of play and that’s your last step before you throw it back in,” Hazlewood mentioned on Monday. “It was something different and ‘Ness’ is pretty cluey with the rules. It worked for them last night.

“Players are definitely aware of the rule. I’m not sure when [the rule] changed but it was a few years back.”

Hazlewood clarified that he would do the identical factor if it meant taking a wicket, as a result of “if it’s in the rules, go for it”, however nonetheless joined former gamers Marcus North and Cameron Boyce in calling for a change to the rule.

“Probs need to change that eh, @BBL … seriously,” Boyce tweeted. “Might as well keep hopping down the road to Caxton street throwing the ball up in the air. That’s just a bad rule.”

North tweeted: “If this is within the rules of cricket then they need to change,” North tweeted. “No way that should be out. What’s the point of the boundary?”

Fans on social media joined them, arguing that though the catch was inside the guidelines, the rule was unfair, nevertheless Sydney Thunder bowler Chris Green didn’t have an issue with it.

“I’m personally a fan as it promotes spectacular boundary catches that we love to see [as] part of the game,” Green tweeted.

The Sixers made a gallant response of their pursuit of a BBL document run chase, however fell brief to be all out from the closing supply for 209.

Neser’s catch to dismiss Sixers skipper Silk was the decisive second in the run chase after he had additionally taken 3-41 with the ball.

Silk and allrounder Hayden Kerr (27) added 54 in 26 balls for the sixth wicket however Kerr was brilliantly stumped by Jimmy Peirson off spinner Matt Kuhnemann (2-31).

Earlier Josh Brown earlier produced his whirlwind innings to attain 62 off simply 23 balls in the Heat’s 5-224, in entrance of 23,689 followers.

He introduced up his fifty in simply 19 deliveries, the equal fifth quickest in Heat historical past in simply his second BBL sport.