The Maryleybone Cricket Club on March 9 (Wednesday) had announced new code of laws for 2022. The most important change has been moving ‘Mankading’ to Law 38, which concerns run outs. Apart from this, the other crucial takeaways are- ban of saliva on cricket ball and a new batsman will face the bowler irrespective of batsmen crossing the last delivery.
In a situation like this, multiple former cricketers and experts have commented on this and former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has now spoken on this matter as well.
Tendulkar talks
According to Tendulkar ‘Mankading’ always “should have been run out” and he was “always uncomfortable with that particular dismissal being called 'Mankaded.'
"New rules have been introduced in cricket by MCC committee and I am quite supportive of couple of them. The first one being Mankading dismissal. I was always uncomfortable with that particular dismissal being called 'Mankaded'," Tendulkar said in a video message.
"I am really happy that it's been changed to run out. It always should have been run out according to me. So, this is one good news for all of us. I was not comfortable with it at all, but that won't be the case anymore," Tendulkar added.
Fair decision
Regarding the another important decision of change of batters at strike following a dismissal, Tendulkar felt “it's only fair that a bowler gets a chance to bowl to a new batter.”
"And the second one where the batter is dismissed, being caught, the new batter has to come and face the ball. The new batter takes the strike. It's absolutely fair because if a bowler has been successful in picking a wicket it's only fair that a bowler gets a chance to bowl to a new batter. This new rule is a good one and well done on that," he said.
MCC on March 9 ( Wednesday) had announced the new changes.
“Since the publication of the 2017 Code of the Laws of Cricket, the game has changed in numerous ways. The 2nd edition of that Code, published in 2019, was mostly clarification and minor amendments, but the 2022 Code makes some rather bigger changes, from the way we talk about cricket to the way it's played,” Fraser Stewart, the MCC Laws Manager had stated on March 9.
