10 facts you need to know about 'Mankading'

A couple of days ago, an interesting scenario presented itself during the 5th ODI between Sri Lanka and England. Sachitra Senanayake of Sri Lanka clipped off the bails during his bowling stride when non-striker Jos Butler was backing up his partner. An appeal was made and Buttler was declared ‘run-out’.This stirred up a controversy regarding “spirit of the game”, but this was not for the first time it happened during a cricket match. This act is known (informally) as ‘Mankading’ in Cricket.We will find out here, some interesting facts about ‘Mankading’ that as cricket fans, most of us must be unaware of.

#1 The name \'Mankading\'

It happened during the 1947/48 India tour of Australia, in the second test at Sydney when Vinoo Mankad of India ran out Bill Brown while delivering the ball. He held on to it and removed the bails with the non-striker backing up well away from his crease.

This was the second time Mankad had dismissed Brown in this fashion on the tour, having already done it in an earlier match against an Australian XI. The dismissal got extensive coverage in the Australian press, with Mankad being accused of unsportsmanlike behaviour.

Don Bradman, Aussie skipper at that time famously defended Mankad for the act. This remains the most famous incident of its type and hence the term ‘Mankading’ was coined.