Recently MCC has made some changes in the rules of the game. Among them was a tweak that saw Mankad legitimizing. Yes, running out a non-striker was moved from ‘unfair play’ to Law 38. The move pleased India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who himself positioned against Jos Buttler in IPL 2019. But Stuart Broad has come out criticizing the MCC in this. affiliated. Also in opposition is the great West Indies batsman Brian Lara.
“I still think it’s not in the spirit of the game,” said Lara sportstar When he was asked his views on the decision of MCC.
Earlier, Ashwin tried to convince his fellow bowlers on this issue and said that not running out the non-striker can cause him a huge loss.
“My dear fellow bowlers, please understand. The extra step that a non-striker is taking can destroy your entire career,” said Ashwin, who ignited a debate about the legality of the strategy by dismissing England’s Jos Buttler in an Indian Premier League match in 2019 , said in a YouTube video.
“If the non-striker ends up on strike, he’s taking that extra step, he can hit a six. While the current striker might have been out. If you take a wicket, you’ll go ahead in your career, Whereas if you hit a six, your career can go downhill. So the impact is huge,” Ashwin added.
After facing criticism all these years for his controversial bowler’s run out of Butler, Ashwin was hopeful that people would stop ridiculing him, especially now that he has become the English all-rounder’s teammate at Rajasthan Royals .
“During my school days, if a boy was interested in a girl, his friends would shout the boy’s name when the girl passed by. Similarly, when I am playing, the crowd shouts ‘Butler, Butler’ at me. why do you guys do this? Now we’re teammates, guys.
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