In a rare twist straight out of cricket’s rulebook, Manipur’s Ajay Lambam Singh became the first batter in 20 years to be dismissed for hitting the ball twice in Ranji Trophy history. The unusual incident occurred during Manipur’s Plate League match against Meghalaya in Surat.

Lambam was facing a delivery from Aryan Bora when he initially blocked the ball with his bat. However, the ball bounced back towards the stumps, and in an instinctive reaction, he hit it a second time to stop it from hitting the wickets. While the move is generally allowed only to protect the stumps, the umpire, Dharmesh Bhardwaj, promptly gave him out after Meghalaya appealed. Even Lambam didn’t contest the decision.

What MCC Law says?

According to the MCC Law 34.1.1, a batter can be given out if they intentional

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