Australian team-mates Mitchell Starc and Marnus Labuschagne had an interesting exchange during the Sheffield Shield game between Queensland and New South Wales
Aussie teammates Mitchell Starc and Marnus Labuschagne had an interesting exchange during the Sheffield Shield game between Queensland and New South Wales Starc, showing up for NSW, noticed that Labuschagne, who was on the non-attacking side, was backing up from his fold before delivery was cut short Rather than choosing to chase the batsman – a dismissal mode called « The Mankad » in cricket circles – Starc instead took to the highways, retreating from his delivery stride and sending a warning to his international teammate, who was puzzled at the Attention However, it is clear that Starc might well have chased him away
NSW won the toss and opted to go bowling, but only made one breakthrough in the first session when Harry Conway (1-16) sidelined Bryce Street (22), caught up by Nick Larkin in the third brief
Things picked up in the middle of the session as Sean Abbott (2-40) caught up with first tryout Joe Burns for 29 years before cutting Usman Khawaja’s stump (4) with a nice bullet that cut the seam
Starc knocked out another former Test batsman Matthew Renshaw (8) when he failed to move his feet and was caught by Peter Nevill
‘The Mankad’ is a legitimate but controversial method of dismissal in cricket Although it is entirely within the rules to execute a batsman in such a scenario, dismissal is considered by many to be contrary to the spirit of the game
The argument made by critics of the return mode is that bowlers should first warn batsmen before enforcing it, which Starc did in this case.
However, others – including R Ashwin, who has led some sort of campaign to legitimize it as a means of dismissal – say a warning is unnecessary because it is according to the rules of the game.
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World News – UA – Mitchell Starc gives Mankad warning to Marnus Labuschagne in Sheffield Shield Game
