On Saturday, the veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a cheeky remark on the idea of removal of law related to ‘Mankading’ in the game of cricket. While replying to England fast bowler, James Anderson, Ashwin said that the removal of the law may need some consideration, but a shredder will work fine for now.
Expressing his views on the law, Ashwin tweeted, “Law removal might need some deliberation!! A Shredder might do the trick for now.” Earlier, Anderson had asked ICC and MCC to sort out the law.
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During the 2019 IPL, Ravichandran Ashwin ended up dismissing Rajasthan Royals’ batsman Jos Buttler through the ‘Mankad’ and this riled up various cricketers and fans worldwide.
Law removal might need some deliberation!! A Shredder might do the trick for now😂😂🤩 https://t.co/8z5TNT57kZ
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) February 1, 2020
A video of England paceman James Anderson putting Ashwin’s image through a shredder went viral on the internet but the Indian off-spinner had said that he was not bothered.
Talking about that video, Ashwin had said, “Today Jimmy Anderson might feel that whatever I did was wrong. Maybe, tomorrow he might end up doing (Mankading) it. Who knows, it is all a question of perception of right and wrong. I don’t think in this case it is necessary because it is within the law.”
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‘Mankading’ again become the talk of the town in the ongoing U-19 World Cup quarter-final between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad ran out Pakistan opener Mohammad Huraira at the bowler’s end as he removed the bails while delivering the ball with the opener being out of his crease.
🚨 MANKAD 🚨
Noor Ahmed used the Mankad mode of dismissal to see off Pakistan's well-set Muhammad Hurraira for 64!
What do you make of it? 👇 #U19CWC | #AFGvPAK | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/DoNKksj1KN
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) January 31, 2020
The matter was referred to the third umpire and replays found Huraira out of the crease. Regarding the incident, MCC law states, “if the non-striker is out of his/her ground at any time from the moment the ball comes into play until the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, the non-strikQer is liable to be run out.”
