Mankading
“Mankading” is now a very famous term in cricket but it raises enough controversies when it happens. It is one kind of run-out, which is legal in the cricket rule book as a bowler can run-out the non-striker-end batter during his/her run-up, if the non-striker end batter leaves the popping crease before the delivery.
Though this kind of dismissal is officially known as run-out, it is commonly called as “Mankading” after the former Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad claimed this kind of run-out for the first time in international cricket history. It was the 1947 Sydney Test between Australia and India where Mankad run-out the Australian cricketer Bill Brown by this way.
This dismissal has already created enough controversies as many believe that the bowler should give one warning to the non-striker-end batsman before claiming this kind of wicket. However, the rule book doesn’t suggest for any warning before this kind of dismissal and many bowlers support it. Also, some believe that it shouldn’t be termed as a “Mankading”.
Vinoo Mankad served for the Indian team between 1946 and 1959 where he played 44 Tests. While the right-handed batsman scored 2109 Test runs, the left-arm spinner also took 162 Test wickets.