Thirimanne warned over Backing-up – Cricket News Update
The Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, when his team play their next game against the host in the ongoing Commonwealth
Bank series on February 24, 2012 at Hobart.
Thirimanne, in the last match against India backed-up considerably; leading to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brent-Fraser-Bowden-c48388, before asking
Sehwag whether he wanted to reconsider the decision.
The stand in Indian skipper, after consultation with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, decided to withdraw the appeal, as he considered the whole outcome being against the spirit of the game, while also wanted to avoid any criticism of “Mankading”.
However, the left-hander failed to learn from the added reprieve he had been given earlier, and repeated a similar mistake – backing quite a long way before the bowler’s delivery stride.
Jayawardene however, was keen to avoid any controversy and commented that he had discussed the whole issue with the 22-year-old, who was eager to avoid any repeat of his antics in the upcoming bouts.
"I have [spoken to Thirimanne, I think there was a bit of fault in him as well. He's a young lad and I'm sure he'll learn from that. We've spoken, definitely.”
The International Cricket Council has changed its policies regarding the issue last year, where a bowler is allowed to Mankad a batsman at any time before releasing the ball, as opposed to the previous rule, where he could only claim such dismissal before
entering his delivery stride.
When asked about the Mankad rule, Clarke was not too bothered about it happening again, but hoped that the player in question learns from the previous incident.
"if somebody is going to be a long way outside their crease, you would hope that by warning them they would understand that the bowler or the fielding captain has asked the batsman to stay in his crease. If he continues to do that, it is in the rules that
you can be out like that. But I hope we don't have to worry about it," said http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120.
The term “Mankading” is named after the Indian Bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 toured
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. The bowler, however, was criticised by the Australian Press, who called the act unsportsmanlike.
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