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'Only proper players...': Michael Vaughan welcomes Mushfiqur Rahim to 'handled ball' club
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.
Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday became only the second batsman in Test history to be dismissed for obstructing the field.
Mushfiqur pushed the ball away with his gloves after defending a delivery from Kyle Jamieson during the second Test against New Zealand in Dhaka.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan was ruled out 'handled the ball' during Test against India in Bengaluru on December 19, 2001.
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.
In the same match and innings, Mahela Jayawardene also was retired out after scoring 150.
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.
England's Graham Gooch was given out 'handling the ball' during Ashes Test against Australia in Manchester on June 3, 1993.
On November 24, 1983, West Indies' Desmond Haynes was given out 'handled the ball' against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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.
(With inputs from PTI)
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