The ‘Mankad’ dismissal has been on the centre of plenty of controversy within the latest previous and the topic as soon as once more got here into the highlight when Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad dismissed Pakistan batsman Mohammad Huraira during the continuing ICC U-19 World Cup in that vogue. Pakistan gained the quarter-last encounter by six wickets ultimately as Huraira’s 64 off 76 balls helped them chase the goal of 190 with 8.5 overs to spare. However, the ‘Mankad’ dismissal attracted plenty of criticism from numerous consultants together with South Africa pacer Dale Steyn.
Replying to Piers Morgan’s tweet on the incident, Steyn wrote, “This s**t’s getting outa hand.”
This shit’s getting outa hand.
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) January 31, 2020
“If the non-striker is out of his ground from the moment the ball comes into play, to the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, the bowler is permitted to attempt to run him out,” states the regulation on Mankad-ing.
When a bowler runs out a batsman on this vogue, it’s informally known as Mankad-ing. The identify for such run outs was coined when Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown twice on the non-striker’s finish earlier than delivering the ball in India’s tour of Australia in 1948.
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The Australian media known as the act unsportsmanlike, nevertheless, the then Australian captain Don Bradman supported Mankad’s motion.
India skipper Ravichandran Ashwin and England quick bowler James Anderson additionally had a cheeky face-off on Twitter after the incident. Anderson’s submit learn: “Can we sort out (remove) this law please @ICC #MCC??”
Can we type out (take away) this regulation please @ICC #MCC?? https://t.co/dec60oogif
— James Anderson (@jimmy9) January 31, 2020
To this, Ashwin replied: “Law removal might need some deliberation!! A Shredder might do the trick for now.”
Law elimination would possibly want some deliberation!! A Shredder would possibly do the trick for now😂😂🤩 https://t.co/8z5TNT57kZ
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) February 1, 2020
He used the shredder reference as a result of Anderson had shredded Ashwin’s picture after he used Mankad method to dismiss Rajasthan Royals’ Jos Buttler in an Indian Premier League (IPL) conflict final season.