Cricketers hit with massive bans amid 'horrible' Mankad controversy
Two Victorian cricketers have copped massive suspensions following a second-grade game that sparked international controversy due to the infamous 'Mankad'.
According to Fox Sports, Kingston Hawthorn players Sen and Nivin Sathyajith have been hit with 10 and eight-match bans respectively over their conduct during the match.
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The brothers reportedly pleaded guilty to Level 4 misconduct charges, which weren't related to the Mankad controversy.
Sen Sathyajith has reportedly been ordered to complete an education program after also receiving a one-match ban for serious dissent earlier in the season.
Cricket Victoria said it “won’t be making further comment on the tribunal or its deliberations’’.
The match against Casey South Melbourne went viral around the world after Sen affected a Mankad to win the game.
With Kingston Hawthorn needing one wicket to win, Sen ran out the non-striker before he delivered the ball - a dismissal known as a Mankad.
Former Victoria and South Australia wicket-keeper Adam Crosthwaite was among the many to condemn the bowler's actions.
“This is so bad,” Crosthwaite tweeted.
“This is horrible. Cannot believe the people in this post praising the bowler. Are you kidding?
"Unbelievable restraint from the Swans batsmen who walked off the ground after this. A bad look and should not happen."
This is horrible. Cannot believe the people in this post praising the bowler. Are you kidding?
— Adam Crosthwaite (@AJCrosthwaite) February 19, 2022
Unbelievable restraint from the Swans batsmen who walked off the ground after this. A bad look and should not happen.
— Adam Crosthwaite (@AJCrosthwaite) February 19, 2022
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Kingston Hawthorn reportedly needed 32 runs from the final 10 overs with five wickets in hand when the first Mankad was affected.
They then needed 14 off the final 18 balls with one wicket remaining when a second occurred to end the match.
According to reports, Kingston Hawthorn attempted the tactic twice more during the innings, as well as in the first-grade game.
While the Mankad is perfectly legal under the official laws of the game, many believe it goes against the spirit of cricket.
Some believe a bowler should warn the non-striker if they think they are moving out of their crease too early, while others say it has no place on the game.
However some believe it is a perfectly legitimate dismissal and think batters should be punished for leaving their crease without knowing the bowler has delivered the ball.
Star Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin pulled off perhaps the most infamous Mankad during a match in the IPL in 2019.
Ashwin was widely condemned when he ran out Rajasthan Royals batter Jos Buttler while playing for Kings XI Punjab.
The term 'Mankad' comes from Indian bowler Vinoo Mankad, who twice ran out Bill Brown at the non-striker’s end during a Test match in Australia in 1947.
I played indoor cricket for many years & it was a big part of the game in the early days but it definitely petered out of the game as the next generation came through. Terrible to see it happen in the truer form of the game not once but twice.
— Brett Enlund 🥋 (@brettenlund) February 19, 2022
This "Mankad" should either formally be added in ICC rule book or completely disregard it. It's not good to see such controversies in all grades of Cricket.
— Grade 1 Cricket Store (@Grade1Cricket) February 20, 2022
Disgraceful from the fielding side. It’s clear the batter is moving with the bowler with the assumption he will deliver the ball, not moving before the ball is bowled. There is no intent to cheat by the batter. ICC has to change the rule
— Phil Schultz (@philschultz11) February 20, 2022
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