[VIDEO] Afghanistan U19s at it again! Mankad at the ICC U19 World Cup 2024

[MenInG]

This seems to be a set thing for Afghanistan now.

They did same to Shadab Khan at the senior level. Same done in U19s also

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[Cricket Warrior]

Don't know why these Afghanistan players always try to win matches by doing this Mankad.

Can't they get wickets conventionally?

 

[jnaveen1980]

I have no issue with mankading. But why do they wait till last wicket. Start from the beginning It makes your life a lot easier.

 

[Major]

They also did it in u19 to one of our guys. Was it to haseebullah?

 

[MenInG]

They also did it in u19 to one of our guys. Was it to haseebullah?

I believe it was Mohammad Huraira by Noor Ahmed

 

[Kaptan]

Good Job

 

[moghul]

Disgusting and disgraceful, cheaters , learning from their seniors.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Disgusting and disgraceful, cheaters , learning from their seniors.

In what world it is "cheating". Real cheater is the batsman who aimlessly wanders outside the crease before the ball is delivered.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Well done.

That batsman was cheating by trying to get undue advantage, and had it coming to him.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Well done.

That batsman was cheating by trying to get undue advantage, and had it coming to him.

But why does everyone try to get this advantage only against Afghanistan?

 

[sweep_shot]

Another mankad.

But, NZ won in the end. Scrappy win.

 

[moghul]

In what world it is "cheating". Real cheater is the batsman who aimlessly wanders outside the crease before the ball is delivered.

Trying to win the game by a disgraceful act is nothing but cheating.

 

[MANU ROY]

Trying to win the game by a disgraceful act is nothing but cheating

Mankad not disgraceful its in the rule so it's not a cheating

 

[Devadwal]

Nothing wrong . good thinking from Afghanistan as batters always try to take advantage. Cheater is batsman not bowler

 

[moghul]

Mankad not disgraceful its in the rule so it's not a cheating

Not for you , its disgraceful for me and every traditional follower of the game.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Either ICC should remove this rule from the books or else it should be announced perfectly legal without any danger to the "SPIRIT of the GAME". But it is only afghans that used this to get a win but they failed every time so they should stop doing it.

 

[MANU ROY]

Not for you , its disgraceful for me and every traditional follower of the game.

Rule is rule dude until icc change this mankad is not disgraceful

 

[Aman]

Rule is rule dude until icc change this mankad is not disgraceful

Have no problem with mankanding but that was just cheating lol.

He stopped his stride and never intended to bowl, he was waiting for him to leave the crease which made it look comically bad.

Disgusting.

 

[Aman]

Nothing wrong . good thinking from Afghanistan as batters always try to take advantage. Cheater is batsman not bowler

Brother he wanted a free wicket because it got close and basically stopped mid ball. He never intended to bowl and was going to wait for the batsmen.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Brother he wanted a free wicket because it got close and basically stopped mid ball. He never intended to bowl and was going to wait for the batsmen.

The same thing their senior team did against Pakistan and ended up on the losing side. I think they need to work on their game rather than trying to win it unconventionally.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

I have even a better suggestion , Let the 3rd umpire decide and declare out without bowler removing the ball based upon whether the batsmen is inside the crease or outside when the bowler delivers the ball , That way there will be no such incident of cheating by the batsmen and bowling side will also not feel shame by Mankading him nor there will be any incident when bowler initially stops and wait for the batsmen to get outside the crease and mankad him , Will make the game more simple.

In a nutshell if the batsmen is outside his crease when the bowler delivers the ball then he will be declare out automatically by the 3rd umpire. This rule will practically remove such incidents from the game as no body will want to get out this way.

 

[Aman]

I have no issue with mankading. But why do they wait till last wicket. Start from the beginning It makes your life a lot easier.

I hope

Either ICC should remove this rule from the books or else it should be announced perfectly legal without any danger to the "SPIRIT of the GAME". But it is only afghans that used this to get a win but they failed every time so they should stop doing it.

Keep the rule but don't allow these kind of dismissals where the bowler premeditates it when the batsmen is purely walking out thinking the bowler has bowled, not stopped to run him out.

 

[Aman]

The same thing their senior team did against Pakistan and ended up on the losing side. I think they need to work on their game rather than trying to win it unconventionally.

It's pathetic.

Keep mankanding, get rid of this nonsense and punish teams who do it.

 

[Devadwal]

I have even a better suggestion , Let the 3rd umpire decide and declare out without bowler removing the ball based upon whether the batsmen is inside the crease or outside when the bowler delivers the ball , That way there will be no such incident of cheating by the batsmen and bowling side will also not feel shame by Mankading him nor there will be any incident when bowler initially stops and wait for the batsmen to get outside the crease and mankad him , Will make the game more simple.

In a nutshell if the batsmen is outside his crease when the bowler delivers the ball then he will be declare out automatically by the 3rd umpire. This rule will practically remove such incidents from the game as no body will want to get out this way.

Good point and I totally agree . Third umpire is already checking every delivery for no ball so just take another step and checked batsman also .

 

[Aman]

Nothing wrong . good thinking from Afghanistan as batters always try to take advantage. Cheater is batsman not bowler

You will get 99 out of 100 batsmen out doing what this bowler did. It's a free wicket.

If Kohli had gotten out in the same way in a WC Final, I'm sure you would be singing a different tune.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

To be fair that Mankad was totally cheating by Afg because had the bowler completed his delivery normally the batsmen would still be in his crease at the point of his release but he intentionally stop and wait for the batsmen to get out of his crease and then removed the bails.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Not for you , its disgraceful for me and every traditional follower of the game.

You or I don't make ICC rules. Cheating is when rules are broken. They went by the rules. Absolutely fair and square.

 

[Devadwal]

You will get 99 out of 100 batsmen out doing what this bowler did. It's a free wicket.

If Kohli had gotten out in the same way in a WC Final, I'm sure you would be singing a different tune.

Doesn't matter it's Kohli or any other batsman if he found out outside the crease then it's out no matter what .
If umpire is going to check the batsman Evey ball then batters will not take any advantage

 

[Aman]

Doesn't matter it's Kohli or any other batsman if he found out outside the crease then it's out no matter what .
If umpire is going to check the batsman Evey ball then batters will not take any advantage

The problem here is the bowler is fake bowling. The batsmen would have still been in the crease if the bowler went through with his action, the batsmen isn't taking an advantage. The bowler is being dishonest and cheating. That's why people are angry about this dismissal.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

You or I don't make ICC rules. Cheating is when rules are broken. They went by the rules. Absolutely fair and square.

There is a huge difference between non striker trying to take advantage by leaving early before the delivery and the bowler intentionally stops and pause so that the batsmen actually leave his crease , unfortunately rules and law doesn't see that.

 

[Devadwal]

The problem here is the bowler is fake bowling. The batsmen would have still been in the crease if the bowler went through with his action, the batsmen isn't taking an advantage. The bowler is being dishonest and cheating. That's why people are angry about this dismissal.

This is where third umpire role comes . He can decide if batsman was taking unfair advantage or not .
There is so much technology so why not use it .

 

[Muhammad Saad]

To make it even more simple the Mankad should only be allowed if the bowler did it while completing his bowling action and in one motion if there is any pause and wait during his delivery action then it should be declared not out.

 

[MANU ROY]

Have no problem with mankanding but that was just cheating lol.

He stopped his stride and never intended to bowl, he was waiting for him to leave the crease which made it look comically bad.

Disgusting.

I didn't seen that video. bowler should give warning to batsmen

 

[BouncerGuy]

If i am not wrong, Noor Ahmed tried the same trick during the ICC U19 world cup 2019/20 against Pakistan and they lost that match as well. LOL. Why keep doing it when you are just achieving criticism instead of a victory?

 

[CricketCartoons]

There is a huge difference between non striker trying to take advantage by leaving early before the delivery and the bowler intentionally stops and pause so that the batsmen actually leave his crease , unfortunately rules and law doesn't see that.

So blame the law. Not someone who is going by the law as it stands today.

 

[deltexas]

It is a run out now. Simple. Stay in your crease till the ball is delivered. Or else be run out. Batsman can't have an unfair advantage with this headstart in case of a close run

 

[FearlessRoar]

They have made it a habit to win the game by hook and by crook. It is certainly not a good sign for the future of Afghanistan Cricket.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1750089627602702426

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Hilarious how some people think there was nothing wrong with that mankad.

WAS THE BATSMAN OUT OF HIS CREASE WHEN THE BOWLER STOPPED MID WAY THROUGH HIS BOWLING STRIDE. NO. A BIG FAT NO.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Stay in your crease. You cannot be half way down the pitch and steal an easy run even when the ball goes straight to keeper.

Afg was playing within the rules of the game.

 

[charlie007]

Pretty fair and within the rules. Don’t leave the crease before the ball is bowled. Leave a yard or two, half an inch gained unfairly can be the difference between a run out and not out. Play within the laws defined for the game.

I would say, create a new law to dock the batting team a run if the non-striker leaves the crease before the bowler releases the ball. Let’s see then how many try to take that unfair advantage that they take now.

 

[Croma]

Mankading is a legitimate mode of dismissal.

Its the non-strikers job to be alert and stay in his crease.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Mankading is a legitimate mode of dismissal.

Its the non-strikers job to be alert and stay in his crease.

But it seems like Afghan players took this job very seriously.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Pretty fair and within the rules. Don’t leave the crease before the ball is bowled. Leave a yard or two, half an inch gained unfairly can be the difference between a run out and not out. Play within the laws defined for the game.

I would say, create a new law to dock the batting team a run if the non-striker leaves the crease before the bowler releases the ball. Let’s see then how many try to take that unfair advantage that they take now.

Skipping the Mankad is more about upholding cricket traditions and fair play, emphasizing the spirit of the game, even if the rules technically allow it.

 

[charlie007]

Skipping the Mankad is more about upholding cricket traditions and fair play, emphasizing the spirit of the game, even if the rules technically allow it.

Don’t you think there’s a big problem when rules of the game are not in sync with the spirit of the game? Why is Mankading not what you call “fair play”? The batsman gaining unfair advantage while breaking the law is ok, but we have no problem with the spirit of the game when the batsman stands his ground edging to first slip!
MCC renamed the Mankad rule to run out just to get rid of this stigma but people are not letting this go. But you should, because that’s the law and every game should get played within the defined framework and laws of that game.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Trying to win the game by a disgraceful act is nothing but cheating.

Disgraceful act is wandering outside the crease to steal few inches. It is a legal dismissal. They even removed the word "unfair" from this dismissal. No issues. Umpires decide whether he legally effected the mankading. If he had done he is out. End of story. A Pakistan woman cricketer did that. I support that too.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Mankading is a legitimate mode of dismissal.

Its the non-strikers job to be alert and stay in his crease.

It is also ethical to stay at non striker's end without stealing inches given that a lot of run out can happen because of those inches.

 

[HitWicket]

Disgraceful act is wandering outside the crease to steal few inches. It is a legal dismissal. They even removed the word "unfair" from this dismissal. No issues. Umpires decide whether he legally effected the mankading. If he had done he is out. End of story. A Pakistan woman cricketer did that. I support that too.

He wasn't stealing a few inches, he'd have comfortably been within his ground when the ball would have been released. Was glad to see Afghanistan lose after this and look like they could quite possibly go crashing out in the first round.

The word unfair was never in the dismissal. Infact the movement between categories in the laws was specifically to move 'Non-striker leaving his/her ground early' out of the unfair play section.

 

[jnaveen1980]

He wasn't stealing a few inches, he'd have comfortably been within his ground when the ball would have been released. Was glad to see Afghanistan lose after this and look like they could quite possibly go crashing out in the first round.

The word unfair was never in the dismissal. Infact the movement between categories in the laws was specifically to move 'Non-striker leaving his/her ground early' out of the unfair play section.

"He would have comfortably been " - But he was not. That is the whole point. If a bowler could effect a run out with a few inches outside the crease that means he was not comfortably in. I have played at school/college/university rule. This is one golden rule i always followed. Never wander outside until the bowler releases. It is simple. I always felt unethical to do that.

 

[HitWicket]

"He would have comfortably been " - But he was not. That is the whole point. If a bowler could effect a run out with a few inches outside the crease that means he was not comfortably in. I have played at school/college/university rule. This is one golden rule i always followed. Never wander outside until the bowler releases. It is simple. I always felt unethical to do that.

The bowler ran up with no intention of releasing the ball, and only of fooling the batsman to leave his crease by pretending he did intend to. If fake fielding isn't legal then neither should this be.