Veteran Pakistan speedster Wahab Riaz has recently expressed his views on the ‘Mankading’ that has divided the cricket fraternity divided into two halves.
‘Mankading’ is a method of run out where a bowler dismisses the non-striker by hitting the bails before bowling when the non-striker is outside the crease. Well, some believe that it’s completely fair, while some feel it’s against the spirit of the game.
However, Riaz has a different opinion on the debate, saying there is no fun in winning a match through ‘Mankading’ – which is against the sportsman spirit, and therefore, he would like to depend on his skills to dismiss the batsman instead of such any method.
Riaz was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan: “I will deliver the ball normally because I think Mankading is against sportsman spirit. I will back my skills to dismiss the batsman because there is no fun in winning if you adopt such tactics.”
On Pakistan’s upcoming tour of England scheduled to take place in August, the all-rounder said: “It will be a challenging task for the Pakistan team but the good thing is the revival of cricket. I appreciate the steps taken by the PCB and ECB to make this happen.”
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The 34-year-old pacer has also opened up about his decision to take an indefinite break from Test cricket, saying he will only play in the longest format of the game only if he’s a regular member of the Pakistan team instead of just warming the bench.
He further added, “I will only play Test cricket if I’m able to perform and be a regular part of the team, rather than warming the bench. Before my decision to take a break from Test cricket, I was not part of the side for almost two years and my good performances were largely in white-ball cricket.”
Wahab also revealed the funniest moment of his career involved Yasir Shah, revealing he had told the veteran spinner that Michael Starc will hit him towards the tunnel in the stadium during a match against Australia and that’s exactly happened in Melbourne.
He signed off by saying, “We were once on a tour of Australia and we were struggling in Melbourne. Yasir Shah was hit for a six by Mitchell Starc despite the boundaries being very big. I started toying with Yasir and told him that Starc will hit him towards the tunnel in the stadium as well and that is exactly what happened. Seeing that I burst into laughter.”
(With Cricket Pakistan Inputs)
