Anderson wants Mankad law removed
Jannatul PiealCorrespondent
Posted - 2020-02-01T11:07:41+06:00
Updated - 2020-02-01T11:08:13+06:00
England star pacer James Anderson has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Merylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to remove the Mankad law from cricket.
Anderson's remarks come after
's spinner Noor Ahmed resorted to Mankading to dismiss
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Still Pakistan went on to defeat Afghanistan to set up a semifinal clash with
on February 4.
The 37-year-old took on Twitter and questioned.
"Can we sort out (remove) this law please, ICC and MCC?"
bowler Keemo Paul decided to Mankad Richard Ngarava with Zimbabwe needing only three runs to win with a wicket remaining.
As per the ICC Rule 41.161, if a non-striker player is out of the crease, the bowler may dismiss him. However on most occasions the players refrain from taking such action to maintain the game spirit.
There have been 25 incidents in all levels of cricket where a bowler has decided to do this act. Five times bowlers have shown a great gesture by not doing mankad.
During the 2019 IPL, Ravichandran Ashwin also dismissed