Published: Apr 09, 2019, 12:03 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 09, 2019, 12:03 PM (IST)
Sunrisers Hyderabad‘s (SRH) David Warner was extra cautious while Ravichandran Ashwin operated in their Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) on Monday, deliberately dragging his bat inside the safe zone to avoid becoming a victim of ‘Mankading’.
WATCH: No, Warner doesn't want to get 'Mankaded'
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The incident happened during the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). Warner was seen taking precaution by staying inside the crease during Ashwin’s over. (ALSO READ: R Ashwin dupes Jos Buttler: Five times that ‘mankading’ made headlines)
Warner, who was at the non-striker’s end, kept dragging his bat inside the safe zone to ensure that he does not become Ashwin’s ‘Mankad’ victim.
How Warner backs up at non-striker's end for Mujeeb (head down pitch) vs. how Warner backs up at non-striker's end for Ashwin (head craned back at bowler's hand). pic.twitter.com/diDmlCo6sI
— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) April 8, 2019
The Australian’s antics was quickly picked up by the cameras and replayed on the big screen. The clip of the incident was later uploaded by the official IPL website.
Earlier in the tournament, off-spinner Ashwin had dismissed Rajasthan Royals‘ Jos Buttler without giving him a prior warning and that had attracted a lot of criticism from across the cricket fraternity. (ALSO READ: Jos Buttler vows ‘never again’ while calling for Mankad law overhaul)
To reiterate, Nabi was not "unlucky" to be runout as TV commentator described. Nabi was out of the crease well before Ashwin delivered both on live shot and umpire cam replay, meaning he was way way out of crease after Ashwin fielded Warner drive. Ashwin had 2 runout options. pic.twitter.com/7vG7wnt7hm
— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) April 8, 2019
As per the rules, a bowler is within his right to dismiss a batsman who leaves the crease before the ball is being released. But the practice has been generally deemed as against the “spirit of the game.”
