Retired hurt in cricket

Retired hurt in cricket officially known as “retired – not out” in original cricket term.

If a batsman becomes injured or falls sick or some exceptional circumstance forces them to leave the cricket ground, and they receive permission from the umpire, they may retire not out. If the retired batter recovers before the end of the innings, they may resume batting, upon the dismissal or retirement of another batter. If they cannot return to batting by the end of the innings, e.g. if they have been taken to hospital for medical treatment, the batting side must close its innings once it is all out i.e. has only one batter who is not out and not retired. It is therefore possible for the innings to end despite the batting side only losing nine wickets (or fewer, if there are multiple retirements).

As per rule 25.4.2, “If a batter retires because of illness, injury or any other unavoidable cause, that batter is entitled to resume his innings.”

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