Sundaymail Editor
Vinoo Mankad was an Indian cricketer best known for his world record opening partnership of 413 runs with Pankaj Roy in 1956 – a record that stood for 52 years.
In India’s 1947/48 tour of Australia, Mankad ran out Bill Brown at the the non-striker’s end during his run-up because the batsman was out of his crease. In an earlier game against Australia XI, he had also run out Brown in the same manner.
Running someone out in this way is now referred to as “Mankading”, and it is perfectly legal – though controversial – according to the rules of the game.
The great Don Bradman, in his autobiography, said: “The laws of cricket make it quite clear that the non-striker must keep within his ground until the ball has been delivered.
If not, why is the provision there which enables the bowler to run him out? By backing up too far or too early, the non-striker is very obviously gaining an unfair advantage.”
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