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MCC Confirms Akash Deep’s Delivery to Dismiss Joe Root Was Legal

Under Law 21.5.1 cricket’s law-makers clarified that the back foot must land within the return crease on first contact, endorsing the third umpire’s ruling.

Overview

  • The MCC outlined Law 21.5.1, which defines a fair delivery by the position of the back foot at the moment of landing.
  • Replays showed the back foot was within the crease at first contact, validating the third umpire’s decision not to call a no-ball.
  • The ruling settles doubts over the Day 4 delivery that bowled Joe Root in the second Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy Test at Edgbaston.
  • Akash Deep completed a ten-wicket match haul, becoming the second Indian bowler to achieve this on English soil.
  • India’s 336-run victory at Edgbaston leveled the series 1–1 against England.