The controversy surrounding India spinner Deepti Sharma dismissing England batter Charlie Dean at the non-striker’s finish in a WODI just lately doesn’t appear to die down, with younger New Zealand cricketer Amelia Kerr saying that whereas it was nicely inside guidelines, she wouldn’t do it herself.
With England requiring 17 runs to win the match, Dean, who fought laborious with an 80-ball 47, backed up too far at the non-striker’s finish and Deepti eliminated the bails to go away the batter in tears and people watching in shock.
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Deepti’s ‘mankading’ of Dean has since develop into a scorching speaking level with the likes of England all rounder Moeen Ali, England ladies’s workforce skipper Heather Knight and several other others having an opinion on the dismissal.
On Friday, Kerr was quoted as saying by ICC that, “it’s in the laws of the game… a genuine dismissal and then you’ve got to weigh up the options if that’s something you want to do in terms of the spirit of the game. If it’s going to happen more, batters probably need to be more aware around them backing up.”
In the newest episode of the 100% Cricket Podcast, Amelia Kerr expressed her views on the much-debated run out of England’s Charlie Dean.
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In response to Kerr’s opinion, fellow New Zealand cricketer Frankie Mackay mentioned she as soon as executed a run out of a non-striker whereas she was bowling a number of occasions in a season earlier than being pulled up.
“Three scalps in one season was enough for Canterbury Cricket, my association, to say ‘please cease and desist, we don’t wanna see that anymore’, so I have shelved it since but heck it might be the only way I can get ‘Melie (Kerr) out, so it might have to come back on the table for this year now it seems to be back in vogue!”
Mackay defended the run out, including, “We want a game where there’s a balance between bat and ball — that’s what cricket’s all about so if it’s heading too far one way with batters getting such an advantage with their running between the wickets, being able to crib a few extra yards, then yeah I can see definitely why it comes back in.”
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