England cricketer Ben Stokes has offered a new suggestion with regard to Mankadding in the sport of cricket.
In a Twitter message, Stokes suggested that at the discretion of the Umpire, 06 penalty runs should be awarded if a batsman is obviously trying to gain an unfair advantage by leaving the crease early.
Stokes pointed out that this would prevent batsmen from doing so without causing controversy.
The England cricketer made the suggestion to former Indian cricketer and current commentator Harsha Bhogle.
Responding to the suggestion, Harsha Bhogle welcomed the idea, stating that he was open to Stokes’ suggestion and a discussion on the matter.
The comments come, as in the final over of the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), ace pacer Harshal Patel attempted a non-strikers end run-out on Ravi Bishnoi, who was miles ahead of his crease.
The spinner left the crease early and in case Patel would have followed the rules during his attempt, Bishnoi would have given out and the match would have been decided in the Super Over.
Previously, a lot of former and present English and Australian cricketers have pointed out that it is against the ‘Spirit of the Game’.
However, Harsha Bhogle took a dig at them, stating that only a silly person will be against the idea. (NewsWire)
