A freak run out of Rajasthan opener Vineet Saxena added some drama amid a dull Day One of the Ranji Trophy Super League final at the Moti Bagh Stadium here yesterday
A freak run out of Rajasthan opener Vineet Saxena added some drama amid a dull Day One of the Ranji Trophy Super League final at the Moti Bagh Stadium here yesterday.
Skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar (61) led from the front, adding 117 runs with Robin Bist (56) as Rajasthan reached 198 for four at stumps after Baroda skipper Pinal Shah won the toss and decide to bowl.
Saxena, who was outside his ground, took two steps back in to the crease, and then strode out on the pitch.
Baroda's Bhargav Bhatt, who was standing beside the ball, made a direct hit at Saxena's stumps. Replays showed that Saxena was well outside when he asked square-leg umpire K Hariharan's permission to step out of his crease, and was adjudged out.u00a0
Pinal felt he was within his rights to claim the wicket. "It was not a planned move. The ball was in play. He just walked out, and did not ask for permission before doing so," Pinal was quoted as saying on Cricinfo.
Kanitkar was however unimpressed: "I have heard it was within the rules, but I wouldn't have claimed that wicket; that is for sure."
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