Mitchell Starc

The 'Mankad' has become a major topic of discussion ahead of the World Cup, with stars on edge about being run out at the non-striker's end by the bowler as ...

'I've warned batters plenty of times, [Buttler] is not the first occasion,' he said. And in T20 cricket where runs are so handy at the back end and games can be decided by, one, two, three runs all the time, if all of a sudden you get docked 20 runs because a batter's leaving early, you're going to stop doing it aren't you? It's taken away from the decision to have to run someone out or think about it. 'Every time the batter leaves the crease before the front foot lands, dock them a run. 'There are cameras for front foot no-balls, a camera there all the time [in international cricket] and someone watching the line. If he is found to have backed up too far, the batting team will be deducted one run.

Mitchell Starc provided a solution to deal with the Mankad situation, having recently found himself in some controversy related to it. | Cricket.

And in T20 cricket where runs are so handy at the back end and games can be decided by, one, two, three runs all the time, if all of a sudden you get docked 20 runs because a batter’s leaving early, you’re going to stop doing it aren’t you?" Also get updates on [Indian Cricket Team](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/indian-cricket-team)and [Cricket Live Score](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/live-score)of ongoing matches. "Every time the batter leaves the crease before the front foot lands, dock them a run. Now the 32-year-old pacer has come up with a solution to end the habit of non-strikers backing up too far without forcing bowlers to create run out chances. It’s taken away from the decision to have to run someone out or think about it. Deepti Sharma's run out of Charlie Dean for backing up at the non-striker's end at Lord's ignited a debate surrounding the fairness and spirit of cricket.

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc came up with a unique suggestion to end the controversies surrounding the run-out of non-strikers at the bowling end ...

It’s harder to do down the levels of cricket, but particularly in international cricket there are always going to be cameras square on for the front foot and for the run-outs. And in T20 cricket where runs are so handy at the back end and games can be decided by, one, two, three runs all the time, if all of a sudden you get docked 20 runs because a batter’s leaving early, you’re going to stop doing it aren’t you?” There are cameras for front foot no-balls, a camera there all the time [in international cricket] and someone watching the line.

Previously known as 'Mankading', the MCC, custodians of the cricketing laws, brought the dismissal under the 'run out' rule from unfair play ruling.

“It’s taken away from the decision to have to run someone out or think about it. And if it either makes the batters think about it – or stops it occurring – isn’t that a good thing?” “It’s harder to do down the levels of cricket, but particularly in international cricket, there are always going to be cameras square-on for the front foot and for the run-outs.