The non-striker stepped back quite far and started running before the ball was bowled.© Twitter
In the world of cricket, the battle to steal a fast run can bring all kinds of possibilities into play. Run-out, overthrows, a great effort in the field and much more. Each run helps turn the strike and keep the scoreboard ticking. But sometimes trying to reach the end can lead to hilarious circumstances. A similar incident occurred during a European cricket match where everyone was in twos. In a video shared to Twitter, the batter at the end of the non-striker starts to sprint for a point, but he forgets to consider one very important aspect: the ball had yet to be bowled.
This highly improbable act was seen as the batter left his crease, covering nearly three quarters of the field before realizing that the bowler was not releasing the ball.
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Interestingly, the bowler chose not to remove the stirrups or ‘Mankad’ the non-striker as he made a wonderful ‘spirit of cricket’ gesture to give him another life.
The bowler quickly complained and pointed this out to the umpire, who in turn warned the non-striker about the incident.
A batter’s limping is late in the news. Recently, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Laws subcommittee made certain changes to the “mankading” law and placed it in the “run-out” category.
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The amended law states:
Law 41.16 – the running of the non-striker – has been moved from Law 41 (Unfair Play) to Law 38 (Runout). The text of the law remains the same.
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