[VIDEO] Afghanistan Mankading Shadab Khan in the 2nd ODI

[shehz]

What's even more pathetic is your comment on this picture, intentionally overlooking the fact that the batsman had left the crease as soon as the bowler jumped; it was a premeditated move and Shadab was barely few inches away The picture was taken when the bowler intentionally waited long enough before dislodging the bails. Clearly, by that point, Shadab had already taken off

..and Yes, there's no doubt the dismissal was well within the rules, but let's refrain from exaggerating to make it seem worse than it is

 

[CricVet]

As already mentioned, Shadab was out and it shows game unawareness of Pak players. Yes, it is a cheap way of getting a bat out and shows lack of class. It is time to accept changes in the world of sports. These dirty tricks will be seen again in a major event. I hope Pakistan will be ready to use them when needed, and not end up only on a receiving end.

 

[MenInG]

Video of the incident added to post#1

 

[MenInG]

Babar Azam not happy with this situation it seems

 

[Bewal Express]

A solution to this problem is that we don't allow run outs but if the batsman has left his crease before the ball is bowled, its counted as one short. Problem solved

 

[CerebralPatriot]

I am not the bad guy here, but I think Farooqi is in the right. This rule has been written in the laws of the game and I think we should abide by the rulebook. It is there for a reason and batters cannot be abusing it. Although I am proud patriot, we need to win a manner that is not cheap. Shadab starting 3 feet from his crease is poor form and he needs to be better. I commend Farooqi on having the cojones to run him out and teach our fellow countryman a lesson. All the greats need some L's to learn from their mistakes and I think Shadab will learn from this and come back better than ever.

 

[mominsaigol]

Yes, he pre meditated, but let’s say the bowler was about to release the ball after completing his action - Shadab would’ve been probably 3 metres out of his crease so how is that fair? If anyone here has played youth cricket, you’re taught to back up with your bat in the crease and only leave once the ball is released, had the bowler completed his normal action, Shadab would’ve been half way down the pitch.

Afghanistan must have watched the Lagaan movie .

 

[mominsaigol]

I am not the bad guy here, but I think Farooqi is in the right. This rule has been written in the laws of the game and I think we should abide by the rulebook. It is there for a reason and batters cannot be abusing it. Although I am proud patriot, we need to win a manner that is not cheap. Shadab starting 3 feet from his crease is poor form and he needs to be better. I commend Farooqi on having the cojones to run him out and teach our fellow countryman a lesson. All the greats need some L's to learn from their mistakes and I think Shadab will learn from this and come back better than ever.

The problem here is that rules and sportsmanship are 2 different things.

We could have taken the run in the 1st odi but imam apologised and didn't for the spirit of the game. Wasn't it our right and wasn't that legal? Why did Afghanistan complain and cry about it?

Did shadab cry about it? Does Afghanistan not believe in their ability to defend 11 runs against tailenders in the last over? Can they not just bowl yorkers, get wickets and bowl dot balls?

Maybe Pakistan should use this tactic in the 3rd odi, keep running out afghans over and over .

 

[Usman Chadda]

I am not the bad guy here, but I think Farooqi is in the right. This rule has been written in the laws of the game and I think we should abide by the rulebook. It is there for a reason and batters cannot be abusing it. Although I am proud patriot, we need to win a manner that is not cheap. Shadab starting 3 feet from his crease is poor form and he needs to be better. I commend Farooqi on having the cojones to run him out and teach our fellow countryman a lesson. All the greats need some L's to learn from their mistakes and I think Shadab will learn from this and come back better than ever.

The issue is that this was pre-empted. Farooqi had no intention of delivering that ball, with the way he pulled out.

 

[Major]

Alot of posters, especially Indians are giving the argument that as its well within the laws its ok to do such a run out.

To be fair, in the past I held the same argument, especially when deepti did something similar to win a game against England.

But after yesterday's game I realized not everything is suppose to be black and white. Spirit of cricket and sportsmanship exists for a reason. Thing is Indian fans haven't seen this happen against them, as other teams don't like to stoop low, thus not understand the disgust feeling such decision leaves.

Now let's roll back to when suraj randiv bowled a no ball on purpose to stop sehwag from getting a 100. India had already won a game as Sehwag had blitzkrieg towards 99. One run was required and sehwag smashes the offspiner randiv for a six, however randiv had bowled a massive no ball on purpose and thus sewage never got his 100 and the target had been achieved by the no ball, game over.

Indian fans and Sehwag went crazy about it . However, randiv never broke any law and was never penalized by the icc match referee, whose job is to interpret the laws of icc. It was the Sri Lankan board that would impose a one match ban and a fine on randiv.

Now, back than no indian fan or sehwag cared what rules said.

Few months back, Steve Smith found a loophole where if the keeper caught the ball he would also stump and appeal for it, as the ultra edge was also checked thus saving a team from wasting a review. One particular cricket Joshila claimed this as unethical and whined about it forever.

Point is, as long as it doesn't affect someone, that person can look at things in black and white, but ethics and spirit of cricket is something a person only willing to consider when it happens to that person.

So plz, when analyzing we need to be abit fair and see things more with a shade of gray rather than black and white to have a better perspective and understand the pov of others.

Shadab being out like that left a very weird feeling that thats now how a game should end

 

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[Babeikh]

First of all it was poor from Shadab because he should have been more aware and actually should have anticipated that Afghanistan would do something like that.

Secondly, I don't have an issue with mankading in principle and it is right that if a batsman is getting an unfair advantage prior to the ball being released, that they should be doing so with the risk that they will be run out.

Thirdly, and this is the key - the unfair advantage should be based on a normal action. If the bowler stops, then it is not the normal action and the batsman will naturally be moving forward with the flow. So I think if a bowler stops, then waits for the batsman to move then runs him out, it is against the spirit of cricket. If he knocks the stumps in the flow of his action ie. just before the leap, then it is fine.