The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Wednesday announced nine amended cricketing laws to legalize mankading. The Guardians of Cricket Laws re-classified the controversial act of running out a batsman at the non-striker’s end from ‘unfair play’ of Law 41, and included it within Law 38 – Relating to Lawful Run Outs.
This particular rule change has invited reactions from many former and current cricketers. Australia batsman David Warner feels a run out at the non-striker’s end remains the ‘spirit of cricket’ despite the MCC amending its code.
Speaking to News.com.au, Warner said that the batsmen are a complete ‘mistake’ if such dismissals are affected.
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“I still think the history of the game shows that it is the spirit of cricket… you don’t expect players to do that,” Warner was quoted as saying ahead of the second Test against Pakistan starting on Saturday. “
“I agree with the fact that if you’re back up, and you’re out of your crease for a long time (you’re fair game).
“I think it happened more towards the end of a 50-over white ball game, or obviously in T20 cricket we have seen it, but at the end of the day, as a batsman, you have to be in your own right. crease,” he said.
Warner said that if the batsmen are dismissed like this then they only blame themselves.
“No doubt about it, and if you are so stupid as to be caught and run out like this, it is your own fault. You are told not to release the ball before the bowler lets it go, so that’s why Don’t,” Warner said.
The dismissal was first detected when former India all-rounder Vinoo Mankad ran out Australia opener Bill Brown twice at the non-striker’s end – once in a tour game against Australia XI at the SCG in 1947, and Then in the second Test of the upcoming series.
Australian media dubbed it as ‘Mankading’, a name that stuck in popular parlance but was strongly opposed by stalwarts such as Sunil Gavaskar for being ‘disrespectful’ to Mankad.
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Warner does not believe that switching from ‘unfair’ to ‘legitimate’ will make bowlers chase such dismissals more often as it will only slow down the game.
“I think what’s important to the game of cricket is that the bowlers aren’t looking for it, because then you’re going to slow down the game even more,” he said.
“I know firsthand, being a captain, it can be frustrating and you are taking time out of the game. So, there are some areas that need to be addressed, but it is on an individual basis,” he said.
(with PTI inputs)
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