Indian cricketer Deepti Sharma ran out England’s Charlie Dean standing outside the crease at the non-striker’s end at Lord’s on September 24, giving India a 3-0 ODI series sweep but triggering outrage that has traditionally accompanied incidents of “Mankading” in the sport.
Mankading
- Charlie Dean’s dismissal ended a remarkable fightback by England who had recovered from 118 for 9 to within 16 runs of India’s total of 169.
- The mode of dismissal has sparked major debates on social media with the cricket fraternity divided in their opinions on the ‘Mankading’ incident.
- ‘Mankading’ is basically the act of a bowler running out a batter on the non-striker’s end if he/she is backing up and too far ahead of the crease before the ball is delivered.
- The act got its name through an action by Indian all-rounder Vinoo Mankad way back during India’s tour of Australia in the 1947-48.
- Mankad had run-out Australian batter Bill Brown at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- This incident was the first time such an event occured in international cricket.
- Till date, this act has been performed only a handful number of times.
- Whenever there is a discussion about mankading, India star player Ravichandran Ashwin’s mankading of Jos Buttler during the 2019 IPL is also remembered.
- It September 2022 itself, the International Cricket Council (ICC) changed their playing regulations regarding this incident.
- In rules effective from October 1 2022, ‘mankading’ will be counted as a run-out rather than unfair play.
- The Playing Conditions follow the Laws in moving this method of effecting a Run out from the ‘Unfair Play’ section to the ‘Run out’ section.
