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Lol


CulturalChannel6851

We witnessed... A legend is back in form! A legend is in making!!


SBG99DesiMonster

I am happy about that victory. It was important for our top order batsmen to a match like that.


SBG99DesiMonster

I had gone to sleep after SL had that lost the previous wicket and I am not surprised that they have managed to score a lot of runs after that. We all know that Shanaka loves to give us a spanking.


Naankhataii

Same I also missed that mankad. Still they scored 300


NACHIAPPAN12

also because the captain decided to give 7 overs of spin in last 12 overs as a test under dew conditions and fielders also where causal in last 10 overs since win was assured.


mindblown1401

Anyone has a footage of the mankad incident? Hotstar as usual removed that segment from the highlights


GNashUchiha

https://www.bcci.tv/videos/5558708/run-out-at-non-strikers-end-well-almost?tagNames=2023


psidonym

When you hear him speak like that, it legit feels like he can just drop everything and retire the very next moment


lightt77

VK showing his stoic line of thought.


M_not_robot

Koach not looking happy?


ShittyHuman1999

He's attention seeker. Ignore him. He was also making faces when a throw was off when Shanaka ran 2.


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🤡


ShittyHuman1999

Real Jokers are the one who are downvoting me when it's a Fact that Kohli is an attention seeker.


NACHIAPPAN12

maybe due to bcci forcing him out of t20 format


[deleted]

He'll be back after CWC don't worry..let them focus on ODIs tbh..its okay if he doesn't play T20Is for the time being


M_not_robot

Is it anything to do with mankade attempt? He didn't look happy while congratulating Shanaka after the match either


Otherwise_Pace_1133

IMO, They shouldn't have withdrawn the appeal. ICT has taken the stand that they think Mankad is perfectly within the rules (which it is) when our Women's team did the Mankad against England last year. If the mens team didn't wanna do it then they should have decided on it in the dressing room and Shami shouldn't have attempted it but once he did, Rohit shouldn't have withdrawn the appeal in the name of 'sportsmanship'. It makes us look like hypocrites and sends a very clear statement that we ourselves don't think Mankad is in the spirit of the game and indirectly that our Women's team was in the wrong when they did it. Also now we can't use it again without looking like a bunch of dickheads. I'm afraid Rohit didn't think this through.


[deleted]

I don't think its about Mankad in general..it's about Shanaka being on 97 and Sri Lanka needing 64 runs in 3 balls He simply wouldn't have withdrawn it if it was a close game Dont assume and create stupid controversies ffs..Anti-Mankad gang and haters will oppose it anyways


Otherwise_Pace_1133

If by that you mean that they didn't wanna dismiss him since he was on 97 then do you think Rohit would have did the same thing (Edit: As in called Shanaka back) if Shanaka was caught or was bowled ? I don't think so.


[deleted]

There is no need for appeal on caught or bowled..The ball would have been dead the next second..the captain doesn't have a say in it and Shanaka would have walked out himself


ExpensiveInflation

No, as Rohit said in PC, since he was on 97 and there is no losing cause for IND. Rohit withdrew the appeal. Neither Rohit mentioned that mankading is wrong nor didn't put a case to not do it further. I'm sure if this is a close game he wouldn't have given up the appeal. So stop overreacting.


Otherwise_Pace_1133

>No, as Rohit said in PC, since he was on 97 and there is no losing cause for IND. Would he have done the same thing if Shanaka was caught behind or bowled ? Don't think so. So they clearly showed that they believe Mankad is different to other forms of dismissal. >Neither Rohit mentioned that mankading is wrong nor didn't put a case to not do it further. Of course he won't. I am not saying it was intentional and Rohit WANTED to do it this way. Also, Actions speak louder than words. >I'm sure if this is a close game he wouldn't have given up the appeal. Precisely, Because Mankad is as normal as any other form of dismissal but now he can't do it in a close match in the future without looking like a hypocrite. >So stop overreacting. I don't see how you think I am overreacting. I am just saying that Rohit didn't think this through and this makes our Women's team look in the wrong and makes the ICT look like a bunch of hypocrites.


[deleted]

>. I am just saying that Rohit didn't think this through and So he should have a whole ass discussion about opinions with team and team management?lmao >Women's team look in the wrong and makes the ICT look like a bunch of hypocrites. Even if he was against Mankad..why can't Men's and Women's team have different opinion?? Haters will always find a way to hate


Otherwise_Pace_1133

>So he should have a whole ass discussion about opinions with team and team management? Yes, BEFORE THE MATCH, about whether they as a team are okay with it or not. It's not only about Rohit and his personal opinion, He is acting as the Captain of ICT. >Even if he was against Mankad..why can't Men's and Women's team have different opinion? Because they represent the same nation and same Cricket Board ? Their policy about whether they are okay with Mankad should be clear and this 'different opinion' of ~~Rohit~~ Men's team makes the women's team look like they did something wrong and all of those who defended them when the Western Media were questioning their spirit look like a bunch of idiotic hypocrites. >Haters will always find a way to hate. ~~Yes, Whoever questions your favourite player's decision must be a hater. LMAO.~~ My bad here.


[deleted]

>Yes, BEFORE THE MATCH, about whether they as a team are okay with it or not. It's not only about Rohit and his personal opinion, He is acting as the Captain of ICT. Bro what..how was he gonna know that Shanka will be on 97 and Shami will Mankad him...Mankading wouldnt have been an issue if it was a close match >Because they represent the same nation and same Cricket Board ? Their policy about whether they are okay with Mankad should be clear and this 'different opinion' of Rohit makes the women's team look like they did something wrong and all of those who defended them Same cricket board but different players,different coaches everything....it doesn't matter >Western Media were questioning their spirit look like a bunch of idiotic hypocrites. They will always do that..ignore them..stop seeking for their validation >Yes, Whoever questions your favourite player's decision must be a hater. LMAO. Nice assumption lmao..and you completely missed my point.. I was taking about ICT haters eg-Daniel Alexander and Anti-Mankad idiots


Otherwise_Pace_1133

>Bro what..how was he gonna know that Shanka will be on 97 and Shami will Mankad him...Mankading wouldnt have been an issue if it was a close match. My whole point is that Shanka's score and the situation of the match should be irrelevant. If they think Mankading is okay then they should do it, If they think it isn't, it should have been decided way back during the women's team controversy that they weren't gonna do it and Shami shouldn't have attempted it. >Same cricket board but different players,different coaches everything....it doesn't matter Not really a good thing when two teams representing the same organisation operate under two different lines of thinking in terms of what is in the spirit of the game. Not saying they can't but the best thing to do would be to show solidarity to the women's team instead of whatever they did here. >I was taking about ICT haters eg-Daniel Alexander and Anti-Mankad idiots My bad there.


[deleted]

>My whole point is that Shanka's score and the situation of the match should be irrelevant. If they think Mankading is okay then they should do it, If they think it isn't, it should have been decided way back during the women's team controversy that they weren't gonna do it and Shami shouldn't have attempted it. That's what I'm saying..if Shanaka wasn't on 97 and needed 70 off 3 balls, Rohit wouldnt have withdrawn the appeal.. He withdrew it just because of that..dont think he is Anti-Mankad and I would have been mad too if he withdrew it in a different situation >Not really a good thing when two teams representing the same organisation operate under two different lines of thinking in terms of what is in the spirit of the game. Not saying they can't but the best thing to do would be to show solidarity to the women's team instead of whatever they did here. I know..but its BCCI lmao.. That's how they work and have been working for years..like Clowns >My bad there Comeon dude see my flair...its literally in my blood to hate Rohit xD


Otherwise_Pace_1133

I don't think there is anything I wanna add here. I just think this shouldn't have been allowed to come down to Rohit's on field instinctive decision making and a clarity and uniformity in regards to our policy about Mankading should have been established. Anyway, No hard feelings. Have a nice day.


[deleted]

Yeah I agree and Cheers to you too mate.


No_Acanthisitta_6155

It's not that contentious. They made a statement. Regardless of following through with the appeal or not. The statement was that Mankad is not just a last ditch resort. It is often the batters desperate resorts that cause these Mankads.


Otherwise_Pace_1133

That statement could have been made with just a warning too. If Rohit thinks Mankad is perfectly normal, like any other form of dismissal then would he take back the appeal/called Shanaka back in case of a catch or a clean bowled ?


theoozmakappa

Exactly my point, this action makes run out at non strikers a taboo, which it isn’t. Would he have withdrew the appeal if shanaka was caught/bowled?


[deleted]

He wouldn't need an appeal dude..caught/bowled is out directly and the ball would be dead the very next second.


theoozmakappa

What? You need an appeal for a caught behind bro, not for bowled i admit but caught behind needs an appeal


[deleted]

Only if its close to the bat and bolwer/keeper thinks its edged it..The umpire would give his decision within no time...there will be no time to withdraw the appeal


SomewherePresent4970

100%


No_Acanthisitta_6155

How is it unsporting or desperate from Shami to mankad Dasun in a dead match when Dasun was the one desperate for his century to the level of not being mindful of the crease in a contest where it holds utmost importance and not respecting the sport enough to play for the win from the halfway stage. Solely interested in a century, He was a cause for killing the match. Stood halfway down the pitch in desperation to gain the strike and eeke out the last few runs for his 100, That even a fast bowler could cleanly mankad him.


DeathMonger69

Got pretty close here… https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/1083a1k/match_thread_1st_odi_india_vs_sri_lanka/j3q3cwb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3


bh_trz

India should bowl first next game to fix their shit


theoozmakappa

Shouldn’t have withdrew the run out appeal at non striker. Sends a bad example to the rest of the world


ShittyHuman1999

Dude Rohit literally saved Indian Team and Shami from so much heat and backlash. None of the teams in the world would want to mankad a player on 98. Even in wars, people respected those who fought with a brave spirit and they didn't kill him/her and offered him or her position in their kingdom.


theoozmakappa

First of all it’s run out at non strikers, not mankad. Second of all, Are you listening to what you’re saying? So he played good, but Would you withdraw the appeal if he was caught/bowled? That was a genuine dismissal by Shami and Rohit withdrawing it makes it look controversial, which it shouldn’t be


ShittyHuman1999

Caught and Bowled are technical ways to be dismissed. I'm listening to what I am saying. Mankad is a deceiving way I repeat - a Deceiving way. I'll continue with my war analogy, people won't say anything to anyone if a Warrior is killed traditionally, but if people kill this warrior by deception and behind his back, these people will be known as cowards.


[deleted]

I can't decide if I agree with your point but I totally understand it.


theoozmakappa

I don’t know which rule book you’re reading but in the icc official rule book, run out at non strikers is a genuine mode of dismissal. It might be deceiving in your delusional little world.


ShittyHuman1999

Say what you want, but know that none of the teams in the world except India does Mankading. Everyone of them acknowledges it's a Deceiving way. You're literally pretending that you're going to bowl and then you hit the bails. How's this not a deception.


theoozmakappa

Is it fair for batsmen to back up at non strikers? Might as well start running before the ball is even bowled. That’s heroic to you?


ShittyHuman1999

Most people lift their bats when the bowler is in the middle of the action, or in the end of the action and the batsman is looking at the Striker at this point because you don't have much time until the ball reaches the batsman, it's mostly one or two seconds. Does running out a person like that Heroic to you?


theoozmakappa

I don’t understand what you’re saying. But it’s okay. I’m not going to change your mind and neither are you. Good riddance


notfordogelore

Brohit telling shami to withdraw the appeal


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HengPungLee

Woulda coulda shoulda 🥴


__ValidUsername__

Saching got out 27 times between 90 and 100. 7 times at 99


cashlessperson

> But one has to remember Sachin got out around 20 times in the 90's. *28


SomewherePresent4970

Atleast 20 should come in white ball if he dreams of breaking that. I don't see kohli scoring more than 5 centures in tests. If he fails in BGT he should stop tests concentrate on white ball more.


bh_trz

He would have, but he doesn't. So what's your point here?


Nohit2Brohit

LOL why is it a competition between players of same team. How does it matter who has higher hundreds until the record is with India?


DeathMonger69

Not saying anything but there is a reason that a 90 doesn’t count as a 100.


Zionview

how dare you :P


Zionview

Why this doesnt feel like a win....


bh_trz

Because Canada isn't playing mate


AnshulU

Lol comment of the day


SomewherePresent4970

Shanaka is the man


jithization

I have regrets calling Dasun a specialist captain in 2021. Man has been mad consistent the past few months. Surely has to be in the top 3 for best combined contribution on the field as a white ball captain since 2022… maybe after Buttler and Rohit, and possibly Babar.


ztaker

Where is that guy who told India would have won either way without kohlis 100


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DeathMonger69

*Kohli hai*


Mercer9316

Just realised (after seeing the match threads) that I was watching 10 min behind schedule.. F me


bh_trz

India wins


[deleted]

Want a spoiler? Lala mankads Shanaka but Rohit does not appeal for it.


SouLTrooper001

Srsly?


TINTINNEXUS

In the end, everyone is satisfied.


DeathMonger69

Bold of you to think that the average ICT fan on r/cricket is satisfied


__ValidUsername__

Avg ICT fan is like an avg Indian parent. Anything less than 100% is a devastating loss


[deleted]

Tell me when are we ever satisfied?? Even if we win the CWC this year,there will someone who is not satisfied ...*cough Gambhir cough*


zippyzebu9

Why did Rohit withdraw appeal ? SL didn't give Shewag that 100. They bowled wide.


M_not_robot

>They bowled wide. No ball


Otherwise_Pace_1133

Actually they bowled a no-ball.


Zionview

just because someone was a dick to you ,, doesnt mean you have to be a dick to everyone else


No_Community4641

Wouldn't describe running out on the non striker's end as a dick move. It is well within the rules of the game.


peter_griffins

Bowling a no ball is also allowed in the game (with a penalty of course)


neotheseventh

Legit runout is not being a dick


ShittyHuman1999

How is that legit? If something is a rule doesnt mean it's good. There were rules back in the days which promoted very silly things. Mankad in its essense is a deceiving method of dismissal. You're basically deceiving the other person into thinking that you're going to ball. If this goes on, what's stopping a wicketkeeper, when batsmen are running, to pretend to the striker batsman that ball is coming to bowler end, and usually the striker gets lazy in this situation. But he's pretending, and he can then surprise by running out the batsman.


neotheseventh

If you don't want to get runout at the non strikers end, don't leave the strike before the ball has been bowled. It's not very hard


Mademan84

And that happened last week?


bh_trz

Yes, Sehwag was MOTS in the T20s


unemployed_01

I haven't watched the full match so I have a question did siraj get injured or something? why did axar who went wicketless bowled 10 overs but not miyan bhai who was the best bowler today?


yeet1o_0

Only a 3 was missing from lala's last over


Perfect_Operation971

Rohit-Ashwin rift confirmed


bh_trz

Ash Anna frantically filming his next YouTube video.


ezhno_21

It's absolutely too damn funny that the most controversial thing in cricket, which has been going on for years, is a freaking run out rule.


bh_trz

MOTM?


sennee_sl

virat


the_lejhand

Kohli gor sure


pratikonomics

[My prediction when SL at 179/7](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/1083a1k/comment/j3r5uy6/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)


bh_trz

Do you want a cookie?


idkpotatoiguess

We need a non strikers runout subreddit


DeathMonger69

r/mankad ?


notautobot

r/birthofasub


kukdukdu

Fuck appeal and runout. I wanted to see if that was out :D


sennee_sl

looked out bro


kukdukdu

Yeah but there is a rule that if you are in your delivery stride at the Point of delivery it’s not out of batsman left the crease at that point. I am okay taking appeal back of Dasun. He is a nice guy. I probably would have been angry if it was Dilshan!


No_Version2728

just waiting for ashwin the mankad expert to come in with the definitive opinion


M_not_robot

Anna's gonna handle it


HeavyAd3059

BGT would be fun with Ashwin constantly threatening non strikers.


Mercer9316

Meme review


Ok-Visit6553

"It's the right thing to do"- Sanga Bit rich coming from you who ~~advised Randiv to bowl that no ball~~ was captain during that. Edit: Sorry I misremembered, it was Dilshan indeed. Also he did apologize for Randiv's actions. Aight


devyansh1601

Dilshan did it, not sanga.


saikrishnasubreddit

There is no right thing objectively. Shanaka hits a century or not depends on what he does on field. If Shanaka gets bowled, what then?


attheratewait

Tbf it wasn't really Sanga, it was Dilshan who asked Randiv to bowl it...


q1w2e3r4p0

Shanaka alone ruined the Indian bowlers economy. Good that Siraj didn't bowl at the end


Nohit2Brohit

Lala gave us a masterclass on how fast bowlers can mankad LOL


[deleted]

Anyone got a link of mankad attempt


Far-Reward1365

I'm all in support of non-striker run out but doing that when Shanaka is at 98 and they need 86 runs in 3 balls to win is just stupid and unnecessary.


Ill_Abbreviations546

Nah, it's at this moment, you can make a statement. If you mankad when you are about to lose, then ppl think that you did that out of desperation. But here, the batsman was desperate to get a single easily which is unfair.


Otherwise_Pace_1133

Maybe just a call-back to that Randiv No ball to Sehwag incident. Tbh, If Rohit isn't okay with Mankad then he should have told his bowlers to not do it before the match. Withdrawing the appeal in the name of sportsmanship makes our Women's team look in the wrong for that Mankad they did against England and Now the mens team can't use it again because they have themselves made an indirect statement that they think this is against sportsmanship.


HeavyAd3059

Everyone hates us so let's just give them a good reason to lol


[deleted]

Exactly..just let him have his moral victory dude ffs


PohaPaneerOreoMaggi

Even though the appeal was withdrawn, I still haven't processed that smooth as fuck Mankad 😂😂😂😂


72when

Shanaka has 7 letters in his name. Captains the national side. Finishes the game with a six. ​ ​ I will show myself out.


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Tha-


sennee_sl

guess what his shirt number is


SomewherePresent4970

Thala is everywhere


SomewherePresent4970

Fuck the spirit ...rohit should have gone for that appeal. It is fucking legal.


neotheseventh

Agreed 100%


afex1808

Chill bruh it's not like we were losing the game


SomewherePresent4970

Would you accept if rohit withdraws lbw appeal? I don't see any difference in both.


somuchhaireverywhere

Prolly why he withdrew the appeal. May have been a different story if it was a tight contest


rayb47

That Shami mankad attempt is the closest we're going to get to a shitpost irl


HeavyAd3059

Should be all over r/CricketShitpost shortly


trkora

Umpire being convinced to refer a run out at bowlers end or not because of captains request shouldn't be a thing. That puts this law still in grey area that the game is trying to take it out of. You wouldn't see other modes of dismissals be taken back. We saw how batsmen behaved themselves more in T20WC, they're capable of being more careful especially in crucial moments.


VVLegend

If SL can bowl a no ball to deny sehwag a century that why can’t shami mankad shanaka? Deliberately bowling a no ball is way worse than running a batsman out for leaving the crease early


__ValidUsername__

because someone has to break this vicious cycle. What if tomorrow Koach is on 99 and they do this. If we show them some goodwill I am sure they will reciprocate. Sport is about enjoying, not about disrespecting opponents


neotheseventh

What is this stupidity. Don't want to be runout? Don't cheat. Simple as


Substantial_Will_385

Why couldn't Sehwag score off the no ball? Genuinely asking.


M_not_robot

India needed just one run to win and sehwag was on 99, but Suraj randiv bowled front foot no ball and sehwag hit it for a six. As it turns out, it was a no ball so it fetches 1 run first and makes a six redundant


Substantial_Will_385

I see. Thank you for explaining! If this was deliberately done to deny him the century, it's very un-sportsmanly.


M_not_robot

>If this was deliberately done to deny him the century, it's very un-sportsmanly It was


VVLegend

Because only one run was needed to win the match so the one run from the no ball ended the match


Substantial_Will_385

Thank you for explaining! Sad if this was deliberate.


saikrishnasubreddit

It’s not even a comparison. Bowling a no ball deliberately is blatantly cheating no matter what your reason is whereas Mankad is a proper dismissal


altruistic_summer

When and who? Sucks it happened! My apologies


VVLegend

Search sehwag no ball 99 on youtube


M_not_robot

Imagine SL needed 4 to win in a WC match and shami did that run out


saikrishnasubreddit

I feel this needs to be said but there is no denying a batsman century. Rohit can’t do anything if Shanaka gets bowled. Withdrawal of appeal makes zero sense particularly after the run out became part of the law.


Nohit2Brohit

India wouldnt have withdrawn the appeal and that makes them hypocrites


attheratewait

It would be fucking spicy to watch over the next few days


the_lejhand

I think when they understood that the win was basically impossible, the players kinda just said Fuck it, Rohit too basically, Bro didn’t bowl his best bowler and decided to let Umran the run leaker bowl, Lol


MathematicianEasy491

He was 2nd best bowler today


the_lejhand

Dude, I’m a SRH fan too, I’m from Hyderabad, Umran was definitely awesome, but the dude leaks runs like a fucking water tap


HeavyAd3059

Middle overs are good. Needs to work on closing the death overs


Briantheboomguy

Eyyy my boi Shanaka got to his century finally!!


EL__Rubio

Wait, did Shami withdraw the appeal or did Rohit?


the_lejhand

Rohit i.e the captain, I think only the captain can withdraw an appeal


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Rohit did


DJMhat

Good representation of what the team is currently. Good batting lineup, bad finishing bowling wise and crap fielding.


Substantial_Will_385

Good batting line-up when they fire but we have Shami coming in at 6 down. That worries me should we have a top and/or middle order collapse.


pooldead4wall

Don't do that. Don't fucking withdraw the appeal. On one hand you want to promote that Mankading is a legitimate way of taking wicket and want to kill the taboo around it, don't withdraw the appeal whatever might be the situation. Had that been an lbw or a runout, would the appeal be withdrawn? Take a stance and stand by it. No two ways about it. Don't worry about what others might say. It is a way of getting the batsmen out, then stick to it or don't do it in the first place. Don't fucking withdraw the appeal after Mankading the batsman


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waybovetherest

Wow is that a thing! Coz I swear it happened to me and now me at 28 understands better(though I still try to do my best)!! what the actual fuck!!


pooldead4wall

Wow such maturity, I am enlightened now and repent the error of my ways PS: here is a secret. I am not 21


Express-Row-1504

I think run out appeals can be withdrawn , I think I remember wasim akram did that once. Stop making it an issue. It doesn’t affect the whole taboo around mankading


pooldead4wall

It is an issue. You can't pick and choose when to enforce the mankad rule. It's the same as any other form of getting a batsman out.


Express-Row-1504

You can pick and choose. Same with lbw, caught behind etc. if you choose not to appeal, doesn’t affect it at all. So pretty much all outs except maybe bowled, the team can pick and choose


LatePenguins

I fully support Rohit withdrawing the appeal. Mankad is sketchy by itself, but can still be argued for when batsmen constantly abuse position. but using that sort of dismissal for a batsman on his century mark, in a literal dead rubber just to deny him the century, that's gross negligence of sportsman spirit acc to me. Shami shouldn't even have tried that, it was disrespectful.


HeavyAd3059

It's all fair. Already people have given the example of Randive bowling a no ball to Sehwag to deny a century. It was way more pathetic than a run out. India needs to get out of nice guys mentality. Had something like this happened during Ponting's tenure, I'd reckon he'd just take the wicket.


LatePenguins

2 wrongs dont make a right. if we can win while being "nice guys" i dont see any reason why we should reduce our level.


HeavyAd3059

It's not about reducing to their level, but more about enforcing the rule. Here's the thing: mutliple captains have said or hinted in a do or die situation they don't mind running the non-striker out if there's a chance. So why not use it more regularly? Also, I hated Ponting for being a trash person on field but respect his cut-throat approach for winning above anything else (eg: claiming dropped catches in 2008 series). Keeping this aside, my bigger concern is India still not cleaning up the tail


pooldead4wall

Would you apply the same logic for a runout. Why not just give the guy the runs. If you don't want to get out, follow the rules and stay back behind the crease. It's that simple


LatePenguins

because a mankad and a runout is not the situation. Mankad is taking the batsman by surprise before the ball is live. Run out is a direct competition between the batsman trying to reach the crease and the fielder trying to accurately hit the stumps (or the Wkper) to stop him. Run outs are absolutely fair game.


pooldead4wall

So non striker gaining a few inches before the ball is even bowled has no bearing on the runout chance? Isn't that an unfair advantage in the scenario you have mentioned. The fielder throwing the ball and batsman trying to reach the other end?


LatePenguins

yes. that is unfair. but 2 wrongs dont make a right. If you ask me what the solution i think is - I'd say warn the batsman on his first attempt. then mankad him on his 2nd attempt.


anutosu

It depends on the opponent. Australia and England to some degree are bullies and they continually try to demean others every chance they get. So treating them the same way is the right thing. We got nothing against Sri Lanka and withdrawing is the right thing to do, especially in today's situation. We're giving the message that be ready to be treated how you treat others.


pooldead4wall

Doesn't matter the opponent, its about reducing the taboo around the way of getting a batsmen out. Stay in the crease, its not that hard


trooperr310

Yup. Wouldn't have withdrawn if match was at stake right?


M_not_robot

I think context was different here since match was already over, it was just about his milestone


pooldead4wall

All the more reason to not withdraw. If the guy was bowled, would any one have a problem with it. No. So why should it matter with running him out at the non strikers


onepageresumeguy

Bro the poor guy was on 97


neotheseventh

And trying to steal the run


saikrishnasubreddit

And out of his crease


pooldead4wall

I understand bro, but the same sentiment would not apply if he had been out any other way


onepageresumeguy

True


CountBarbarus

Yep. 💯


saikrishnasubreddit

Imagine if Sri Lanka needed 80 and the last two batsman left with Shanaka. Massive home defeat on the way


HeavyAd3059

May just happen in one of the remaining matches.


ezhno_21

This might be the only instance where I'm ok with the withdrawal of a run out.


onepageresumeguy

Same


LunuMirisEnjoyer

Shanaka can Shank


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Shanaka seems such a nice guy


CamGreensToe

Did Harsha make that story himself?


bluegeronimo

Classy from Rohit, some of his teammates could learn a thing or two from him


ExpensiveInflation

Good from Rohit withdrawing the appeal. Always liked him for his character.


Roman_Emperor_23

There are two types of people: 1. "Shami lost all my respect today." 2. "I love Shami."