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‘MANKAD’ ROW LETS ERRANT BATSMEN OFF HOOK

by
The Cricket Paper Team
29 March 2019

Derek Pringle points out the Ashwin saga is an example of bowlers being put in the dock while batsmen escape censure for poor sportsmanship

There can be little hope for the courtesies of old school cricket surviving in the era of big bucks melodrama
The law is an ass and not because it allows batsmen to be run-out backing up, a soft and snide way to be dismissed depending on your perspective. No, it is an ass because in concert with cricket’s over-arching moral code – the Spirit of the Cricket – it allows opprobrium to be poured upon the player, in this case the bowl...