India cricket greats welcome 'Mankad' run out law change

The rare mode of dismissal takes place when a bowler runs out the non-striker in their delivery stride if the batter is out of his crease.

India greats such as Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday welcomed cricket's governing body changing the law on controversial "Mankad" run outs, which will no longer be classed as "unfair play".

The rare mode of dismissal -- where a bowler runs out the non-striker in their delivery stride if the batter is out of his crease -- was named after Indian all-rounder Vinoo Mankad, who 75 years ago ran out Bill Brown twice in that fashion on a tour of Australia in 1947. 

The nickname for that type of dismissal has stuck ever since, much to the annoyance of Mankad, who died in 1978, and other Indian cricketers.

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the custodians of the sport's laws, have always held such dismissals are legitimate and batters should not seek to gain an advantage by backing up out of their ground.