Cricket is a gentleman game, but west Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard harmed the spirit of the game disgressfully, after he bowled a no-ball to deny opposition batsman Evin Lewis his century in the Caribbean Premier League match.
Obviously, he was severely criticised on social media for bowling a big no-ball with St Kitts and Nevis Patriots needing just one run to beat the Barbados Tridents.
The 25-year-old Lewis was batting on 97 off 32 balls with captain Chris Gayle for company and the score at 129/0.
If Lewis had got to this century in 33 balls, it would have been the second fastest in cricket history, just short of Gayle’s 30-ball Indian Premier League ton in 2013.
Pollard’s act was reminiscent of Suraj Randiv’s infamous ball to Virender Sehwag in 2010, where he bowled a no-ball to leave the Indian opener stranded on 99.
