Cricket News: Adam Zampa stirs up a new issue around the BBL Mankad moment
The Melbourne derby in the Big Bash League usually is a fun day for fans of either franchise, but this time around, the focus of the match was on one incident entirely.
Zampa invloves in Mankad actMelbourne Stars skipper Adam Zampa was the bowler brave enough to attempt to run out the non-striker and pulled it off, much to the crowd's chagrin.
But to add to the drama, Zampa's use of the Mankad was ruled illegal as the umpires adjudged he was too far into his delivery stride to pull out.
The move once again reignited the debate over the mode of dismissal.
Is it a legal form of dismissal? Absolutely. It has even been moved from the International Cricket Council's rules section titled 'unfair play' to 'fair play'.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why did Adam Zampa fail in his attempt to run-out Tom Rogers backing up at the non-striker's end?<br><br>The MCC explains 🧐 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBL12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BBL12</a> <a href="https://t.co/8AAih7LKwd">pic.twitter.com/8AAih7LKwd</a></p>— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1610305113125445633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It doesn't deserve the hand-wringing or the air of superiority that accompanies those explaining why this isn't a proper mode of dismissal.
It most certainly does not deserve anyone being told of it being the wrong thing to do. It's a rule, which means it can be used as and when bowlers see fit.
But that's the thing, the legalization of the move has not made it accepted among certain sections of the cricketing public.