Stuart Broad says 'Mankad' requires zero skill after MCC ruling, faces backlash on social media
India Today
While Sachin Tendulkar welcomed the MCC ruling on 'Mankading', Stuart Broad faced the ire of fans on social media for his take on the issue. The England fast bowler said it requires 'zero skill' to run a batter out at the non-striker's end.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been facing the ire of fans on social media over his take on the Marylebone Cricket Club's (MCC) decision to remove run-out at non-striker's end from unfair play laws. Broad referred to the mode of dismissal as Mankad once again and said it requires "zero skill" to dismiss a batter at the non-striker's end.
Broad's comments came even as batting great Sachin Tendulkar welcomed the MCC ruling and said he was always averse to the term used for this dismissal as "Mankaded".
The MCC on Wednesday decided to move the law relating to run-outs at non-striker's end from its "unfair play" section. It relates to run-outs at non-striker's end when batters back up too far.
Quite often, debates over spirit of cricket have been raised over the dismissal. R Ashwin was criticized in IPL 2019 for running out England's Jos Buttler at the non-striker's end after the latter backed up a bit too far.
"So the Mankad is no longer unfair & is now a legitimate dismissal. Hasn't it always been a legitimate dismissal & whether it is unfair is subjective? I think it is unfair & wouldn't consider it, as IMO, dismissing a batter is about skill & the Mankad requires zero skill," Broad tweeted.
A section of cricket fans on social media questioned Broad's comments and brought up the infamous Ashes episode where the England star refused to walk after edging Ashton Agar to the first slip and asked whether 'not walking' was fair.
