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After Deepti Sharma’s statement, regular England women’s team captain Heather Knight made an allegation about Harmanpreet Kaur-lead Team India. On Saturday, during the third ODI cricket match at Lord’s the hosts were glancing at an incredible win but the Indian all-rounder turned the game around by running Dean out at the non-striker’s end in the 45th over. The visitors enrolled a 16-run win to affect a 3-0 whitewash over England in the ODI series.
Meanwhile, Deepti addressed a press conference in India and said that Dean was instructed to repeatedly leave the crease early. “It was a plan (to do the run-out for Charlie from the non-striker’s end) because we had warned her (for leaving the crease early) repeatedly. Whatever we did things was as per the rules and guidelines. We had told the umpires as well. But still, she (Charlie Dean) was there (outside the crease). We couldn’t do much,” said Deepti.
Knight alleged that India did not give any threat and should not explain it by telling an untruth since the game is already over.
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“The game is over. Charlie was dismissed legitimately, India deserved the winner of the match and the series. But no warnings were given. They don’t need to be given, so it hasn’t made the dismissal any less legitimate. But if they’re comfortable with the decision to affect the runout, India shouldn’t feel the need to justify by lying about warnings,” Heather Knight Tweeted.
1/2 The game is over, Charlie was dismissed legitimately. India deserved the winner of the match and the series. But no warnings were given. They don’t need to be given, so it hasn’t made the dismissal any less legitimate…
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2/2 But if they’re comfortable with the decision to affect the runout, India shouldn’t feel the need to justify it by lying about warnings ♀️
On Sunday, while greeting the debate on the run-out from the non-striker’s end, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in a statement called for batters to remain in their crease till the time the ball leaves the bowler’s hand.
“The Law is clear, as it needs to be for all umpires to be able to easily interpret throughout all levels of the game and at all moments in the game. Cricket is a broad church and the spirit by which it is played is no different. As custodians of the Spirit of Cricket, MCC appreciates its application is interpreted differently across the globe,” the MCC statement read.
“Respectful debate is healthy and should continue, as where one person sees the bowler as breaching the Spirit in such examples, another will point at the non-striker gaining an unfair advantage by leaving their ground early.
“MCC’s message to non-strikers continues to be to remain on their ground until they have seen the ball leave the bowler’s hand. Then dismissals, such as the one seen yesterday, cannot happen. Whilst yesterday was indeed an unusual end to an exciting match, it was properly officiated and should not be considered as anything more,” it added.
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