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Three batsmen have been declared out for
'obstructing the field' in one-day internationals:
* Rameez Raja of Pakistan completed a hat - trick
of unusual dismissals in 1987. He was erroneously
given run out when he walked after being caught off
a no-ball in an ODI at Perth. He was later run out
without facing a ball in another ODI against
England at the Oval. Finally, he was dismissed for
'obstructing the field' in an ODI against at
Karachi, when he deflected the ball with his bat to
avoid being run out while trying for a second run
that would have enabled him to complete his hundred
off the final delivery of the innings.
* India's Mohinder Amarnath, the first batsman to
be given out for handling the ball in an ODI
(against Australia at Melbourne in 1985-86), was
the second to be declared out for obstructing the
field when he kicked a ball out of the bowler's
reach to avoid being run out. This happened against
Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad during the MRF Nehru Cup in
1989-90.
* Inzamam-ul-Haq became the third batsman to be
dismissed in this fashion in ODIs, in the first
game of the ongoing five-match series against
India. The Pakistani skipper was standing outside
his crease when he blocked a direct throw from
Suresh Raina with his bat.
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