27 Mar 2019

Cricket, Mankad run-outs, and the spirit of the game

From Afternoons, 1:39 pm on 27 March 2019

It's the cricketing dismissal which raises hackles like no other: a non-striking batsman being run out by the bowler while backing up too far.

And it happened just yesterday to the English international Jos Buttler in an IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and the Rajasthan Royals.

Comedian and cricketing tragic Ben Hurley joins us to discuss why this particular dismissal is so controversial, and to stick his neck out and say whether he thinks it was right or wrong.

Ravichandran Ashwin of the Kings XI Punjab dismisses Jos Buttler of the Rajasthan Royals by a controversial 'mankad'.

Ravichandran Ashwin of the Kings XI Punjab dismisses Jos Buttler of the Rajasthan Royals by a controversial 'mankad'. Photo: Photosport