More instructed Rashid Patel again in Gujrati to go beyond the bowling crease and hit Lamba. Rashid Patel complied with the instructions of his captain as a corollary whereof a tourney of violence was let loose with the ball as a weapon. Rashid Patel delivered at Lamba a ball from several yards ahead of the bowling crease. It was only the good luck of the Lamba that he did not sustain any injury. Having been shocked at what was going on, Lamba rushed his arm and ran for protection in the direction of the Umpire and to make an appeal for a fair play. While he was running towards Umpire Ramaswamy be came face to face with Rashid Patel. Lamba asked Patel as to whether he wanted to kill him, whereupon he replied in the affirmative. Meanwhile, Rashid Patel moved towards the Batting end and pulled out a stump and tried to hit Lamba with the same but he missed his aim and instead hit Ajay Jadeja who was standing by the side of Lamba. Ajay Jadeja being a Gujrati understood what Kiran More had said to Rashid Patel. He advised Lamba to run for safety as Rashid Patel was after him. However, there was no time to run away as Lamba was faced with imminent threat of being hit. The only course open to him was now to put his bat in front of him in order to ward off the imminent threat of injury to his person to be caused with the stump with a pointed end. Lamba also tried to retreat ard run away but was chased by Rashid Patel with a stump in his hand. Ultimately, the Umpire Shri Ramasway and other West Zone Players came to his rescue. Lamba was banned for 10 months while Rashid was banned for 13 months. Source - Delhi High Court Raman Lamba vs Board Of Control For Cricket In India And Rashid Patel on 19 December, 1991.