India batter Punam Raut has produced a remarkable piece of honesty on day two of the Test against Australia.
With the tourists were in a good position at 2-217 in the 81st over of their first innings, thanks to Smriti Mandhana’s dig of 127, Punam pushed at a Sophie Molineux delivery outside off stump.
The Aussie fielders went up after the ball nestled in the gloves of wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy, but umpire Phillip Gillespie shook his head.
As he did, though, Punam simply walked off the pitch and kept going, all the way to the pavilion, rediscovering the long-lost art of walking in Test cricket.
With no decision review system in place, Gillespie’s on-field decision of not out would have stood if Punam had not walked. (ABC)
Unbelievable scenes 😨
Punam Raut is given not out, but the Indian No.3 walks! #AUSvIND | @CommBank pic.twitter.com/xfAMsfC9s1
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 1, 2021