Stuart Broad edged a ball clearly to slip but was given not out. He refused to walk, and Australia had no DRS reviews left.
During the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Stuart Broad edged an Ashton Agar delivery straight to Michael Clarke at first slip. The edge was enormous and clearly visible on replay — even Broad admitted later he knew he'd hit it.
However, umpire Aleem Dar gave him not out. Australia had already used their DRS reviews, so they couldn't challenge the decision. Broad stood his ground and went on to score 65, a crucial contribution in a match England won by just 14 runs.
The Australian media and fans were furious. Newspapers ran front-page headlines calling Broad a cheat. Australian crowds booed him relentlessly for the rest of the series.
Broad defended himself by saying it was the umpire's job to give him out and he was under no obligation to walk. The incident reignited the debate about the spirit of cricket versus playing within the rules.
Not out decision stood. Highlighted the limitations of the DRS review system and the walking debate.
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals
29 May 2026
The Qualifier 2 toss between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at Mullanpur had to be conducted twice after match referee Prakash Bhatt failed to hear Riyan Parag's call — a visible frustration for Shubman Gill who appeared to have won the original toss before the do-over.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders
26 April 2026
Kartik Tyagi bowled two beamers in the final over of LSG's chase but was allowed to continue — umpires called only one dangerous — sparking IPL fury.
Various county and representative sides
1864-06-01
The legalisation of overarm bowling in 1864 created an immediate grey zone: how high could the arm go, and at what point did a fast delivery become an illegal throw? Through the 1860s English cricket struggled with this question as a succession of fast bowlers developed actions that umpires suspected but rarely no-balled, creating a climate of suspicion that would recur in every generation of cricket thereafter.