England fast bowler Stuart Broad is not happy with the new cricket rules announced by MCC which are expected to be implemented from October 1, 2022. Broad shared his opinion via his Twitter account and called “Mankad” a mode of dismissal that “requires skill”.
“So the Mankad is no longer unfair & is now a legitimate dismissal,” Broad wrote on Twitter
Broad also questioned MCC’s decision to declare the mode of dismissal fair as it is frowned upon among many current and former cricketers.
“Hasn’t it always been a legitimate dismissal & whether it is unfair is subjective?” Broad asked.
“I think it is unfair & wouldn’t consider it, as IMO, dismissing a batter is about skill & the Mankad requires zero skill,” he further wrote
The most recent ‘mankad’ controversy was between Ravichandran Ashwin and English wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.
"The bowler is always painted as the villain but it is a legitimate way to dismiss someone and it is the non-striker who is stealing the ground," Fraser Stewart, MCC Laws Manager, told the Times.
"It is legitimate, it is a run-out and therefore it should live in the run-out section of the laws," Stewart added.
Ashwin has often been on the receiving end of criticism over his stand on ‘mankading’. The off-spinner believes that the bowler is well within his rights to run out a batter if he crosses the line before the ball is bowled.
After the announcement of amendments in cricket rules, Ashwin’s former teammate Virender Sehwag also congratulated Ashwin. Also, he asked Ashwin to plot one run out with his new Rajasthan Royals (RR) teammate Buttler in the upcoming 10-team edition of IPL.
“Congratulations @ashwinravi99, great week this one. First becoming second highest wicket-taker in Tests for India, and now this. Ab full freedom to plot such run-outs with Buttler. Ek karna zaroor,” Sehwag tweeted.
