Merrillbon Cricket Club (MCC), considered the custodian of cricket laws, changed its stance after Kings XI Punjab captain R Ashwin revisited the Rajasthan Royals’ Jose Butler in the IPL match for the Mankanding case. Told against
The MCC had earlier supported the Indian player on how to run Butler out, but a day later he changed his stand in the matter. Ashwin on Monday ran out Butler standing at the other end in the IPL match, while not warning him before.According to British newspapers, MCC Law Manager Fraser Stewart said here that after reviewing the case, we do not think it was under sportsmanship. We believe that Ashwin took more time between reaching the crease and stopping. In such a situation, the batsman hopes that the ball is thrown. Butler must have thought that the ball was thrown and he was in his zone.
The MCC had earlier supported the Indian player on how to run Butler out, but a day later he changed his stand in the matter. Ashwin on Monday ran out Butler standing at the other end in the IPL match, while not warning him before.According to British newspapers, MCC Law Manager Fraser Stewart said here that after reviewing the case, we do not think it was under sportsmanship. We believe that Ashwin took more time between reaching the crease and stopping. In such a situation, the batsman hopes that the ball is thrown. Butler must have thought that the ball was thrown and he was in his zone.
Earlier, MCC had said on Tuesday that it is nowhere in the rules of cricket to warn the batsman standing at the other end. It is against the sporting spirit of cricket that the batsman standing at the other end comes out of the crease, which will benefit him.
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