Ravichandran Ashwin Suggests "Bravery Award" For Bowlers Running-Out Non-Strikers Who Back Up Too Far

25.09.2022 - 09:57 sports.ndtv.com

The third and final ODI between India and England witnessed a controversial end as Deepti Sharma ran Charlie Dean out at the non-striker's end as she was backing too far ahead when the ball was about to be bowled.

As soon as the match got over, England cricketers made their displeasure known, and wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings was among the first ones to tweet: "There's surely not a person who has played the game that thinks this is acceptable?

Just not cricket." He added another tweet, saying: "Not even looking at the other end in delivery stride." To this, England pacer James Anderson replied: "Spot on.

No intention of bowling the ball." The banter continued further with Billings telling Anderson, "Imagine how many more wickets you could get James." However, on Sunday, Ravichandran Ashwin also jumped onto the discussion, and he suggested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to come up with a bravery award for the bowlers who run out batters at the non-striker's end as there is a lot of stigma involved with the dismissal. "In fact that's a great idea.

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Former England pacer James Anderson has said that running-out the non-striker when he or she is backing up too far ahead when the bowler has not even delivered the ball is not a "legitimate dismissal" in his opinion. In the third and final women's ODI between India and England, Deepti Sharma had run Charlie Dean out, and ever since then, this mode of dismissal is being widely debated within the cricket fraternity.