3 rules in cricket that you might not be aware of

#2. No appeal from the fielding team implies it cannot be given out by the umpire

If a team does not appeal, an umpire cannot declare the batsman "Out"

One of the strangest rules of the game states that the appeal from the fielding team is a must for the umpire to declare any batsman as “out”. This means even if the batsman is out leg before wicket or run out, umpires cannot declare them as out until and unless the fielding team has appealed to the umpire. It is a rare occasion that a fielding team is found not appealing for a dismissal in modern day cricket.

However, there have been instances when cases of clear run outs and caught behind dismissals haven’t been given out by umpires simply because the fielding team wasn’t appealing.