West Indies’ opening batter Brandon King was forced to retire hurt due to a possible strain while batting against England during the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash in Gros Islet, St. Lucia on Thursday.
It was a setback for the West Indies as he had got the team off to a good start with 23(13) including three boundaries and a six. In fact, King had smashed two consecutive fours off Jofra Archer in the previous over and on the first ball of the Sam Curran over. After hitting the ball to cover on 4.2, he looked uncomfortable and went down injured.
Following a brief conversation with the team physio, he was seen walking off the field, and therefore, became "retired hurt" when his team was 40/0. Nicholas Pooran came in at Number 3, as his replacement.
The Sporting News provides you with all the details of the rules of retired hurt and the difference between retired "hurt" and retired "out".
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Brandon King injury - What are the rules for retired hurt?
According to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), who are the custodians of the laws of cricket, a batter is deemed retired hurt if he/she is unable to continue their innings because of illness, injury or any other unavoidable cause. A consultation with the on-field umpire is sought before being granted to withdraw from their innings.
MCC's "retired hurt" law 25.4.2, states that: “If a batter retires because of illness, injury or any other unavoidable cause, that batter is entitled to resume his/her innings. If for any reason this does not happen, that batter is to be recorded as “Retired-not out.”
Brandon King retires out...could be a groin strain
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 20, 2024
Unfortunate as he was looking dangerous!#WIvENG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/SMkXxuxkET
A retired hurt batter is permitted to return to the crease if they recover before the end of their team’s innings. However, it must be noted that retired hurt batter can only return and resume his/her innings at the fall of a wicket or the retirement of another batter in their team.
What is the update of Brandon King's injury in T20 World Cup 2024?
Brandon King was retired hurt in the Super 8 game against England when he was batting on 23. He walked off the field and is unlikely to return to the field for this match.
According to English cricket reporter, Matt Roller, King had suffered a side strain and has been confirmed to be ruled out of the ongoing match. He is also a major doubt for the rest of the T20 World Cup and left-hander opening batter.
Kyle Mayers is likely to be his replacement in the XI for the remainder of the tournament, in the Caribbean.
West Indies say Brandon King has suffered a side strain and will not take any further part in tonight's match vs England. Also makes him a major doubt for the rest of the World Cup, with Kyle Mayers the likely replacement
— Matt Roller (@mroller98) June 20, 2024
What is the difference between retired out and retired hurt?
To simply put it, while in the case of a retired hurt, a batter can return and resume his innings from where he left off, it is not the same case with a retired "out" batter.
MCC's "retired out" Law 24.5.3 states that: “If a batter retires for any reason other than as in 25.4.2 (retired-not-out or retired hurt), the innings of that batter may be resumed only with the consent of the opposing captain. If for any reason his/her innings are not resumed, that batter is to be recorded as 'Retired-out' ".
A "retired out" is rare but is generally considered a tactical strategy to withdraw the batter from the game, most commonly used during warm-up and practice matches to give other batters below an opportunity to bat in the middle.
In other cases, it can be employed as a tactic to withdraw an under-performing batter or to replace a batter in the middle with another batter who is better suitable for the situation of the game.
For example, if a team is chasing and they need to score 50-odd runs off the last 18 balls, the situation requires an attacking batter or a finisher. If there is a defensive or under-performing batter in the middle, he can be replaced voluntarily by the team management with a finisher, to boost their chances of winning the match.
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