Deepti Sharma's dismissal of Charlotte Dean during the third ODI between India and England at Lord’s last Saturday (September 24) has sparked a debate.
The India all-rounder ran out Dean in the 44th over for backing up too far at the non-striker's end when England were on 153/9 while chasing the target of 170.
For her antics, Deepti has received support from many while a few of them, especially in the English cricket fraternity, is slamming her citing the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ argument even though the ICC has legitimized this form of dismissal.
Days after the incident, former New Zealand batter Ross Taylor shared his two cents on it, saying he would not resort to this mode of dismissal.
"No, I don't support it. I am not going to say it is not right because it is within the rules. But it is not something that I would do, but I am not a bowler, I cannot do it either way," Taylor told NDTV in an exclusive chat.
NDTV also caught up with legendary South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis and asked him to share views on run-out at the non-striker’s end.
Echoing Taylor’s sentiment, Kallis said: "I will put it this way, if I was a coach of a team, I would not be happy with it. I think you have to give the batter a fair amount of warning, each one has their own way of doing it. That is my take on it. I would not be happy if someone did that in my team. I do not know what happened behind the scenes, but I have to say that you need to give batters a few warnings before doing it."
Meanwhile, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) issued a statement earlier this week, backing the Indian team and reminding everyone of the changes brought about to the game.
“MCC THIS YEAR ANNOUNCED AMENDMENTS TO THE LAWS OF CRICKET TO MOVE BEING RUN OUT AT THE NON-STRIKER’S END, FROM LAW 41 UNFAIR PLAY, TO LAW 38 RUN OUT,” the custodians of the Laws of Cricket said in an official release.
“This change will formally come into effect from 1 October 2022. This was done to clarify this matter and to place an onus on batters to ensure that they do not leave the crease at the non-striker’s end, prior to a bowler releasing the ball.”
“The Law is clear, as it needs to be for all umpires to be able to easily interpret throughout all levels of the game and at all moments in the game.”
(With NDTV inputs)
