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The 'Mankad' mode of dismissing the batter has always sparked a debate over what's right or wrong in the game of
cricket.
Indian off-spinner Deepti Sharma ran out England's Charlie Dean at the
non-striker end when the batter had left her crease before the ball was released to aid India to a series clean sweep over England at the iconic Lord's on September 25, triggering the debate over the spirit of the game.
While the majority of the English cricketers have called out Indian women cricketers for
winning the game in such an 'unacceptable & ethical' manner, the other
section of the cricketer fraternity has hailed the incredible performance of
Harmanpreet Kaur & girls.
Notably, the third ODI also drew curtains on
the illustrious career of legendary pacer Jhulan Goswami on September 24.
Meanwhile,
former Indian batter and prolific fielder in the field Mohammad Kaif left the
cricket fans amused with his weird observation on the game of cricket.
Taking
to Twitter, Kaif wrote: "Every batter times his/her start when they are
at non-striker end. After years of playing, they are mentally programmed when
the ball will be released as they are focusing on striker. If a bowler doesn't
release the ball it's unfair on batter."
Kaif's
tweet left netizens confused as few expressed their uneasiness with the tweet
with their own observation. In one of the comments, a Twitter user claimed that
going by the Kaif's logic a batter who is all set to face 150 kmph speedsters
will also consider it "unfair" when they bowl slower balls because
they are "expecting" 150 kmph and not 110 kmph.
Check out the
reactions over Kaif's tweet.