Ben stokes called back from pavilion to bat again, after he was given out on No-ball
Ben Stokes, the English all-rounder was a happy man when he was called back to the crease to bat, after initially being given out by the on-field umpires. The third umpire Chris Gaffaney, then noticed that Alzarri Joseph had over-stepped while bowling the that gave him Stokes wicket when Stokes was batting at 52.
By the time, the error came into the notice, Stokes had already reached dressing room, and was sitting on his chair, when he was called back to bat again.
Speaking of the incident after the day’s end, Stokes, thanked god for technology and added that he had got get back into the frame of mind all of a sudden to bat again.
The earlier rule was tweaked in 2017, which now allows a batsman to be called back in case of erroneous decisions being made by the on-field umpires even if the batsman has crossed the boundry ropes to enter change rooms.
“I didn’t take my pads off, I was just sat in my chair. I actually thought someone had got out first ball when everyone started shouting.
“Everyone just started shouting: ‘No ball,’ and: ‘You’re in.’ It was bizarre. I just had to get back into the frame of mind. There was obviously a lot of cheering and I could have seen the funny side of it. But I said to myself: ‘Get back into the frame of mind, don’t look at it as an opportunity, just try and be not out at the end of the day.’”
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Women BJP MLAs protest against opposition in UP assembly premises
Lucknow (PTI): Women BJP MLAs held a protest in the Vidhan Bhawan complex before the one-day special session of Uttar Pradesh assembly, slamming the opposition for defeating the passage of a bill, which would have led to implementation of the Women's Reservation Law, in the Lok Sabha.
This followed another demonstration by Samajwadi Party MLAs, who alleged that the BJP was misleading public in the name of women's reservation.
The women BJP legislators assembled in front of Chaudhary Charan Singh's statue in the assembly premises, holding banners inscribed with the slogan "Insult to Matrushakti (women's power), India will not tolerate it". The protesting members entered the main hall of Vidhan Bhawan carrying the banners.
Participating in the protest, the state Minister for Women Welfare and Child Development, Baby Rani Maurya, told reporters that all opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, had opposed the women's reservation, a stance for which they would have to pay a heavy political price.
"On this issue, all of us women stand united. We will ensure that we secure our reservation," she said.
BJP MLA Ketki Singh remarked that their protest represents the collective outrage of millions of women across the state.
Singh asserted that the opposition has betrayed women by creating hurdles in the path of women's reservation. The current demonstration is merely the beginning, and very soon, women from every street, intersection and household will join the protest movement, she said.
Minister Vijaylakshmi Gautam said, "We strongly condemn the despicable act committed by the Samajwadi Party and the Congress in an attempt to hold back 'half the population' (women). Their action was directed against the very bill that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had introduced to empower and strengthen Nari Shakti (women's power), and which he strived to pass expeditiously."
Uttar Pradesh assembly is holding a one-day special session on Thursday. During the session, the government is set to move a censure motion against the opposition parties over their failure to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill, which would have led to implementation of the Women's Reservation Act, in the Lok Sabha.
