The U19 World Cup saw its first thriller with Afghanistan making New Zealand sweat for every single run while chasing a modest total of just 91 runs. New Zealand got home by just one wicket but not before the non-striker run out drama that saw the Kiwis lose their 9th wicket.
The non-striker run-out dismissal was seen in International cricket as recently as on August 24, when Afghanistan and Pakistan played against each other in the 2nd ODI a Bilateral series.
The incident took place during the SCA Grand final between the New Norfolk Cricket Club and the Claremont Cricket Club.
Harsha Bhogle took to Twitter and wrote a big thread relating to the incident of Deepti's mankading of Charlie Dean. He said that he finds it very disturbing that England wants the world to believe what they think is right and wrong.
India pulled off a win against England on Saturday after all-rounder Deepti Sharma ran out Dean (47) for backing too far at the non-striker's end, reigniting an intense debate over the spirit of the game.
With the 3rd ODI win, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team registered a historic win as it was their first-ever series sweep on England soil.
One of the finest left-arm spinners of his era with 644 first-class wickets, Kartik, who represented the country in eight Tests and 37 ODIs, ran as many as five batters out at the non-striker's end across formats during his playing days.
Run-outs at non-striker's end when batters are out of the crease even before the bowler bowls have often triggered heated debates on the spirit of the game.
Law 41.16 – running out the non-striker – has been moved from Law 41 (Unfair play) to Law 38 (Run out).
Ashwin has always been a staunch supporter of the dismissal, but many have expressed reservations against it, saying that it is against the spirit of the game.
Ponting might be delighted, but Ashwin later tweeted to clarify that this was his final warning to batters this season and that he would not refrain from Mankading them if caught outside the non-striker's crease the next time
One of the hot topics for discussion in the build-up to the 13th season of the Indian Premier League has been about Mankading
Ponting is more concerned about the non-striker stealing a few extra yards calling it "cheating" and still feels that Mankading is not the right option
Srinath said that he was "perfectly fine" with bowlers running out non-strikers who in a bid to gain advantage left the crease a tad early before the ball is being released by the bowler.
Jindal said rules are meant to be followed, days after the issue again became a talking point when Ricky Ponting said he would not allow the spinner to resort to 'Mankading'
With recent development surrounding the dismissal and Ricky Ponting's comment, Ashwin once again took the opportunity calling for a healthy debate on the topic with Anderson.
Manjrekar's response came after veteran Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik talked about this type of dismissal.
Ravichandran Ashwin has suggested an alternative to the 'Mankad' mode of dismissal, saying that there should be a 'free ball' for bowlers, like 'free hit' for batsmen.
Aakash Chopra has said that he wants to be a "fly on the wall" when Ponting confronts Ravichandran Ashwin over the Mankading mode of dismissal.
Ravichandran Ashwin sent a fitting reply to a Pakistan fan after he decided to taunt the spinner with Glenn McGrath's negative response to 'mankading'.
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