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New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips along with scoring an outstanding century, has presented the cricketing world with a new method to get a slight head start at the non-striker’s end while keeping in check the ‘Spirit of Cricket’. Recently, the idea of a non-striker strolling out of the popping crease far even before the ball was bowled has caused a lot of rage among cricket fans as they called these players breaking the law. 


The issue was brought into the limelight when India’s Deepti Sharma ran out Charlie Dean on the non-striker's end. Similarly, Pakistani keeper, Mohammad Wasim was also seen leaving the crease against Zimbabwe where his spirit for the game was not questioned. Despite Wasim taking a certain headstart to take a double, his partner at the other end Shaheen Shah Afridi couldn’t do so as Pakistan lost against Zimbabwe.

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 But the Black Caps star was seen in a crouched position, almost like a sprinter with the bat touching the ground. In this method, Phillips has a foot inside the crease but the position gives him a nice base to charge ahead as the ball is delivered. 


Going back to Glen Phillip’s century, the 25-year-old came into bat when the Kiwis were struggling at 7-2. From that position, he took over the Lankan bowling and scored crucial runs to bail his team out. Then as the innings stabilised, he changed gears and tonked the bowlers all over the park. In the end, he scored 104 in 63 balls to cap off a stellar batting performance under pressure. 


After the match, he talked about his mindset about the game as he said, “My conversation (with Mitchell) was to carry on as long as possible, play the right possible shots, was a little difficult against the slower balls, but we managed to get to a competitive total. I couldn't put away the slower ones, but managed to execute my skills against the pacers, especially when pace was on.”