NEW DELHI: As Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday became the 11th player in Test cricket history to be given out for obstructing the field, former England skipper Michael Vaughan welcomed the wicketkeeper-batter to the 'exclusive' club.
On the opening day of the second match against New Zealand in Dhaka, Rahim got dismissed in a rare fashion after he blocked a climbing delivery from Kiwi pacer Kyle Jamieson and then tried to keep the ball away with his right hand even though it was far from the off-stump.
Back in 2001, Vaughan himself was dismissed in a similar fashion, when he was ruled out for handling the ball in a Test against India in Bengaluru.
Before Rahim, Vaughan was also the last player to be given out for obstructing field.
Legendary England batter Len Hutton was the first player to be given out for “obstructing the field” during a Test match against South Africa in 1951.
1/10:Unusual dismissals in Test cricket
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2/10:Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)
<p>Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday became only the second batsman in Test history to be dismissed for obstructing the field. </p>Agencies
3/10:Mushfiqur's rare dismissal vs Kiwis
<p>Mushfiqur pushed the ball away with his gloves after defending a delivery from Kyle Jamieson during the second Test against New Zealand in Dhaka.<br /></p>Agencies
4/10:Michael Vaughan (England)
<p>Former England skipper Michael Vaughan was ruled out 'handled the ball' during Test against India in Bengaluru on December 19, 2001.<br /></p>Agencies
5/10:Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
<p>The first-ever retired-out dismissal was witnessed when Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu was called in after scoring double ton in a Test against Bangladesh on September 7, 2001 in Colombo. <br /></p>Agencies
6/10:Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
<p>In the same match and innings, Mahela Jayawardene also was retired out after scoring 150.<br /></p>Agencies
7/10:Steve Waugh (Australia)
<p>On March 18, 2001, Australia's Steve Waugh became the sixth batsman in Test history to be given out 'handled the ball' during historic Chennai Test. <br /></p>Agencies
8/10:Graham Gooch (England)
<p>England's Graham Gooch was given out 'handling the ball' during Ashes Test against Australia in Manchester on June 3, 1993.<br /></p>Agencies
9/10:Desmond Haynes (West Indies)
<p>On November 24, 1983, West Indies' Desmond Haynes was given out 'handled the ball' against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. <br /></p>Agencies
10/10:Andrew Hilditch (Australia)
<p>Australia's Andrew Hilditch was given out for 'handling the ball' at the non-striker's end against Pakistan in Perth on March 24, 1979. <br /></p>Getty ImagesOther batters to feature in the list in Test cricket are: William Endean of SA (1957), Andrew Hilditch of Australia (1979), Mohsin Khan (Pakistan, 1982), Desmond Haynes (West Indies, 1983), Graham Gooch (England, 1993), Steve Waugh (Australia, 2001), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka, 2001) and Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka 2001).
(With inputs from PTI)
