Tag: sports

Even though he was still in his teens he was the idol of the crowds.During an inter-island match,given out caught, X indicated to the umpire and his adoring home spectators that he had not hit the ball and stamped off in obvious annoyance. The result was a chain reaction among the crowd, which stopped play and chanted "No X, no match". Shockingly, the officials bowed to the mob, overruled the decision and allowed X to continue. Even though he allowed himself to be stumped immediately on resumption, X had to shoulder the blame and was banned for 2 years from all forms of cricket.X is