Deepti Sharma's dismissal of Charlie Dean has drawn criticism from many England players.
The third and final ODI between India and England women's teams was played at Lord's on September 24th, which was also legendary pacer Jhulan Goswami's farewell match.
However, the incident that has received the most attention involved Deepti Sharma running Charlie Dean out at the non-striker's end, which also led to India winning the match by 16 runs.
The dismissal, which is colloquially referred to as the "Mankad," was recently transferred from the "Unfair Play" area to the "Run out" section by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and was also approved by the International Cricket Council.
Even though it is now part of the rulebook, many former and current English cricketers haven't welcomed it, including England’s all-rounder Moeen Ali.
As per The Telegraph, when questioned about the event, Ali stated that he would never make use of that option unless he was extremely angry with someone. The all-rounder expressed hope that the non-striker run-out won't become a common thing in cricket.
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“No it's not my thing,” he said.
“I don't think I'll ever do it unless I was really angry with someone. It's in the laws and there's nothing illegal so people that do it have the right, but I just hope it doesn't become a common thing or something that's regularly done."
“You’re not really working to get a wicket. At least with a run-out, there’s a bit of work that has to be done, and with all the other dismissals. This is just waiting for the guy and taking the bails off. Even when I played cricket as a kid in the garden, it’s not my thing to do," Ali remarked.
He went on to say that the rule should be eliminated from the game.
“You should be in your crease anyway, to be fair, but it’s a difficult one. You don’t really look at the bowlers. You feel like they’re there and they’re going to bowl, but if they’re stopping, your momentum can take you out of your crease,”
“I actually just think they should get rid of them. We were discussing this the other day, how would you do it, because guys would then (pinch ground) but there should be a line where you can’t go past and you know how the umpires look for the no-balls, they could potentially do the same for that and say, right, he’s got one more, if he does it again, he’s gone,” he added.
(THE TELEGRAPH INPUTS)