Video| AUS vs IND: Dead ball to Suresh Raina's rescue?

Adelaide: When a ball is not a part of action, it is deemed as dead ball, that is, if the batsman did not have an opportunity to play it. During the first T20 between India and Australia, James Faulkner hit the deck but Suresh Raina was still concentrating on his stance.

The India batsman, making a comeback, was trying to perfect his posture (batting on 14) while Faulkner already started his run-up. On seeing the Australian charging in, he moved aside and the ball kissed the stumps.

Dead balls have often caused confusion in the middle. The MCC once declared that it would be reviewed after an incident that happened in 2012 at Headingley during the match between England and South Africa.

Graeme Smith’s dismissal – a catch at first slip – was pardoned after Steven Finn dislodged the bails at the non-striker’s end with his knee. The umpire declared the ball dead.

According to Law 23.4 (b), the umpire said he was distracted. The Proteas batsman had reportedly complained about Finn’s tendency to knock into the stumps during his delivery stride.

Nonetheless, Raina started accelerating since the delivery and ended up scoring an important 41 off 34, along with Virat Kohli who remained unbeaten on 90 off 55 balls.

Glenn Maxwell, the Australian batsman, trolled Raina on Twitter citing a similar incident that occured with him during the Big Bash League in 2014/15 season.

Maxwell had charged down Ryan Duffield and then, left the ball, which hit the stumps.

He joked saying he should have used the same excuse that of Raina.