Coz they are difficult to do. You can also ask why are run outs via direct hits from the boundary not common place in cricket.
One's an accident...
Every time it is done, so many people come out to criticize it and act as if the player lacks morals. Not every player has the mental strength to take such comments.
Yep, Deepti is a hero.
Which exactly speaks to the fact it has something to do with spirit of cricket. Thanks for clearing it up.
Difficult to do? As in eight-times-in-80 years (source: Wiki) difficult? I beg to differ.
You should. Just not by Mankading. In my humble opinion.
They should build a statue of the incident at Lords
It is just stupidly wrong and inaccurate, simply because of the number of people who play cricket in India.
The whole narrative around this has been weird. The Indian side being sheepish because they are embarrassed, Dean crying because of the injustice rather than it being pure disappointment at being out having come this close, any pro-mankad comment from a prominent figure being called biased because it was either Ashwin or an Indian in opposition to the English cricketers all being very unbiased when they offer their anti-mankad comments…
Nah they should do it in Mumbai, the home of cricket anyways.
How did you get that from my comment? Some people acting holier than thou while doing other acts that are even worse just shows that "spirit of the game" is something that is completely made up and exists only where it is convenient.
Yeah. Which goes to my point really. But it should be taken out of their hands. It shouldn't be an option.
Honestly what else is the bowler supposed to do? Beg the non-striker to come back to the crease? Or protest by not bowling until they stay in the crease?
She did not. She just got her run out at the non-striker's end backing up, perfectly acceptable and normal. In my humble opinion.
I would like it if they implement what Ash suggested. But MCC seems to be doubling down on runouts and when that is the case we should stop insulting players who play by the rules.
Could there be a cultural difference in play here?
As much as I don't agree with your opinions, they have a humble hue to them. I like it.
I saw someone post on twitter that most Indians start playing cricket through gully cricket and other equivalents which are pretty cut throat. So these sort of things are pretty much considered par for the course. Maybe that explains why it is completely acceptable for many Indians and not for the rest.
I am totally ok to agree to disagree. This law and the way its interpreted is one of my biggest pet peeves in cricket, so I do realize I maybe a bit more aggressive on this than normal. Sorry about that. I just dont think anyone should be put through questions and judgements of morality and fairness for simply running out a batter when they were not in their crease with the ball in play.