Cricket’s rule book chiefs said Friday (AEDT) they had clarified the law covering non-strikers being run out by a bowler to avoid the “ambiguity” stirred up by a recent incident involving Australia’s Adam Zampa in the domestic T20 Big Bash League. Earlier this month Zampa, the Melbourne Stars captain, tried to dismiss Melbourne Renegades’ non-striker …
Adam Zampa sparked an outcry in a Big Bash League match (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) Getty Images Melbourne Stars skipper Adam Zampa was fuming during a grudge Big Bash League match against crosstown rival Melbourne Renegades earlier this month. In a traditional marquee fixture, attracting almost 40,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Zampa …
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Former England star Mark Butcher has warned the “Mankad” revolution could result in “absolute carnage” at amateur level, predicting “there will be blood” this upcoming cricket summer. After the Marylebone Cricket Club amended the Laws of Cricket last year, running out the non-striker during a bowler’s delivery stride has become an accepted practice among professional …
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