AboutKunal Ganju Expertise I can answer questions about Cricket History, the Laws of Cricket, Test/ ODI records, rare or quirky occurences and other such things. I guess I can take a crack at anything that can be classified as "Cricket Trivia".
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Here's the situation:
The wicket keeper is standing back for a pace bowler. The batsman goes down the track & swings but misses the ball, the keeper collects it with his gloves & throws it (does not roll it down) onto the stumps while the batsman is still outside. Is the batsman out?
I've heard that the keeper can throw only after he removes his gloves, however he can roll it underarms with the gloves on. Please clarify.
Thanks & Regards,
Vidi
Answer Hi Vidi
The state of the wicket keeper's gloves do not enter the equation at all. The stumping only takes into account whether the ball or the wicket keeper's hands/ gloves with the ball in them dislodge the stumps. It is up to the wicket keeper as to whether he wants to keep his gloves on or take them off.
