Timed out
Law 40.1.1 is one of cricket’s quirkiest. It concerns the time a new batter is allowed to make their way to the crease after the fall of a wicket. “The incoming batter must, unless Time has been called, be in position to take guard or for the other batter to be ready to receive the next ball within three minutes of the dismissal or retirement.” There are a handful of instances of batters being dismissed in this way in first-class cricket but as of yet none in Tests. Sourav Ganguly really pushed his luck during a 2007 Test against South Africa in Cape Town where a flurry of quick wickets saw him having to strip from his tracksuit and into his pads as next batter VVS Laxman was luxuriating in the shower. Sachin was still not allowed to bat after having been off the pitch when India fielded, cue SIX no-doubt panic-fuelled minutes until Ganguly appeared and un-hurriedly ambled to the wicket. Proteas captain Graeme Smith chose not to create a bit of Test history by refusing to lodge an appeal. Spoilsport.
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