On the first day of the second Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand, which took place at Mirpur, Mushfiqur Rahim became the first batter from Bangladesh to be dismissed for obstructing the field in the history of Test cricket.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat in the Dhaka Test. In the second session in the 41st over, Mushfiqur blocked a ball from Kyle Jamieson with the bat. But as the ball had some chance of hitting the stumps, he moved it away with his hand, that's where the trouble came. There is no rule to move the ball with hands this way on the cricket field, maximum bat or feet can be used. New Zealand appealed to the umpire for obstructing the field.

After checking the TV replay several times, the umpire gave Mushfiqur out according to the rule of obstructing the field. Many here are hesitant about whether it will be handling the ball out. However, according to the laws of cricket, handling the ball out rule falls under obstructing the field, as a result of which the handling the ball rule was abolished in 2017, and Mushfiqur was dismissed for obstructing the field.

This is the first time Bangladeshis have been dismissed like this in international cricket. This is the second time such an incident has occurred in Test cricket overall, while it is the 13th obstructing the field incident in international cricket across all formats.