One of the most controversial dismissals in cricket is “Mankading”. When a non-striker end batsman leaves the popping crease before the delivery, the bowler can run him out during his run-up.
According to the MCC law 41.16.1, “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. In these circumstances, the non-striker will be out Run out if he/she is out of his/her ground when his/her wicket is put down by the bowler throwing the ball at the stumps or by the bowler’s hand holding the ball, whether or not the ball is subsequently delivered.”
Although this dismissal is in the laws of cricket book, it is still a controversial part in cricket. Many believe that the non-striker should get at least one warning before this dismissal. However, the law doesn’t suggest to require any warning before this dismissal. But, some believe that the “Mankading” without warning is against the spirit of cricket.
Mankading in international cricket
First time this kind of controversial run-out happened in international cricket during the Sydney Test between Australia and India in 1947/48. Indian bowler Vinoo Mankad made this kind of run-out to Australian non-striker Bill Brown. Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown when, in the act of delivering the ball, he held on to it and removed the bails with Brown well out of his crease. Since that time, this kind of run-out is unofficially known as “Mankading” from the name of the bowler “Mankad”. However, this kind of run-outs had happened in the first-class cricket before that Mankad incident.
Till the date, the “Mankading” has happened for four times in Test cricket, four times in ODI cricket and once in T20I cricket.
Also some times, the bowlers denied hitting the stumps and gave a warning to the non-striker. The most famous incident was Courtney Walsh-Saleem Jaffar in 1987 Cricket World Cup, where Courtney Walsh denied to “Mankading” Saleem Jaffar.
‘Mankading’ in Test cricket:
| Batsman (Team) | Bowler (Team) | Venue | Year |
| Bill Brown (Australia) | Vinoo Mankad (India) | Sydney | 1947-48 |
| Ian Redpath (Australia) | Charlie Griffith (West Indies) | Adelaide | 1968-69 |
| Derek Randall (England) | Ewen Chatfield (New Zealand) | Christchurch | 1977-78 |
| Sikander Bakht (Pakistan) | Alan Hurst (Australia) | Perth | 1978-79 |
‘Mankading’ in ODI cricket:
| Batsman (Team) | Bowler (Team) | Venue | Year |
| Brian Luckhurst (England) | Greg Chappell (Australia) | Melbourne | 1974-75 |
| Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) | Dipak Patel (New Zealand) | Harare | 1992-93 |
| Peter Kirsten (South Africa) | Kapil Dev (India) | Port Elizabeth | 1992-93 |
| Jos Buttler (England) | Sachithra Senanayake (Sri Lanka) | Birmingham | 2014 |
‘Mankading’ in T20I cricket:
| Batsman (Team) | Bowler (Team) | Venue | Year |
| Mark Chapman (Hong Kong) | Aamir Kaleem (Oman) | Fatullah | 2016 |