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Originally Posted by Ashraf-FTP
because in football games its part of the strategy, but in cricket its cheating..
havnt seen a fake catch in baseball though..
i absolutely agree.. its sooo old.. why bring this up now?? forget it..
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Its strategy in cricket as well. In baseball, its called "trapping". Its usually done by Outfielders when they roll over after making a diving catch. That way the ball may hit the grass but it will be tough for the Umpires to see it.
I just don't see how Cricket expects the players to tell the truth in those types of plays. If the player just admits that he didn't catch the ball, then I don't think he is trying hard enough to win. If anyone is at fault, it should be the Umpire for not seeing that Latif did not catch the ball. I mean you don't see a guy in Baseball who is called "safe" tell the Umpire that he was actually out. that would be ridiculous.