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“I am calling the batsman back”: Jos Buttler exclaims Mankading is just not his thing; will recall the batter back even during a World Cup final

Gurpreet Singh
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"I am calling the batsman back": Jos Buttler exclaims Mankading is just not his thing; will recall the batter back even during a World Cup final

Jos Buttler exclaims Mankading as a distraction from the game which is actually a contest between bat and the ball.

Joining the likes of Michael Vaughan, Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, and a host of other former or present England players to voice their opinions against ‘Mankading’ or the run out at the non-striker’s end, in some form or the other, is present limited Overs skipper Jos Buttler, as debates around the issue continue unabated.

Buttler has perhaps come up with the harshest of criticisms around this form of run out, by even stating that he would recall the batter back if any of his bowlers did dismiss a batter in this manner, even if it was a World Cup final against Australia.

“No, I am calling the batsman back,” remarked Buttler during an interaction with talkSPORT.

“No one wants to see them in the game because they always create such a talking point when it should be about the battle between bat and ball and watching great games of cricket. They always seem to happen at unsavoury times.”

Jos Buttler exclaims Mankading law has a lot of grey areas

The 32-year-old further commented on the verbatim framing of the ‘Mankading’ law as defined by the MCC – the custodians of the laws of cricket, which he reckons has a lot of grey areas.

Buttler referred to the Law 41.16.1, which states, “If the non-striker is out of his/her ground at any time from the moment the ball comes into play until the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, the non-striker is liable to be Run out.”

The England White Ball captain has his issues with the ‘expected to release the ball’ part of the law, which he considers is not clearly defined and needs to be re-worded.

“I think they should re-word it because the way the law is written gives a lot of grey areas – with the “expected to bowl” part so maybe if they just tightened that up,” Buttler remarked.

Despite Buttler having issues with the so-called unambiguous wording of the law, the MCC has perhaps, made it explicitly clear as to when the run out at the non-striker’s end is liable to come into play.

The phrase “when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball”, clearly refers to the point when the ball is about to be released off the bowler’s hand, which is nothing but the highest point of the bowler’s arm.

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Gurpreet Singh

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Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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