Moeen Ali wants ban on controversial run-out rule

England batter Moeen Ali has spoken on the Mankad debate and expressed his stance on the issue. The left-handed batsman believes Mankading should be banned altogether.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has shared his opinion over the ‘Mankad’ debate and said it should be banned and reiterated the national side’s dislike of running out the non-striker before the ball is bowled. This comes after Deepti Sharma ran Charlie Dean out during the third ODI between England and India at Lord’s on Sunday. Since the incident, Deepti has been under much scrutiny over her action which has sparked a debate.

Moeen Ali opined on the whole controversy suggesting that the controversial mode of dismissal must be banned altogether. However, he acknowledged that the run out of a batter at the non-striker’s end for backing up is in the rule books.

Ali shares his opinion on the controversy

While many former cricketers have lashed out on Deepti Sharma, there have been a few who believe the run out was as per the law and found no basis for any debate. Ravichandran Ashwin and former cricketer Rita Dey were among the few who came out in support for the player’s action.

However, Ali expressed his stance and did not appreciate the move made by the player during the match. Speaking in an interview as quoted by the telegraph, he said – “No it’s not my thing. I don’t think I’ll ever do it unless I was really angry with someone. It’s in the laws and there is nothing illegal so people that do it have the right, but I just hope it doesn’t become a common thing, or something that’s regularly done. You are not really working to get a wicket. At least with a run-out, there is a bit of work that has to be done, and with all the other dismissals. This is just waiting for the guy and taking the bails off. Even when I played cricket as a kid in the garden, it’s not my thing to do,” he added.

The England batter claimed that such dismissals are an easy way out for the players. As per the rules, it is fair to run out the non-striker in such a case. However, many have argued that it does not uphold the spirit of the game.