Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, stated that he retracted a “Mankad” run-out appeal against Dasun Shanaka in the one-day international on Tuesday. Since that was not how they had envisioned eliminating the Sri Lankan captain, who made a century in a match his team was unable to win.
When Shanaka, who was then on 98, vacated his crease and Sri Lanka needed 83 runs off the final three balls of the second innings, India’s Mohammed Shami raced into the bowl but whipped the bails at the non-end strikers. Shami requested a run-out when the umpire indicated the need for a TV review, but Rohit intervened and withdrew the request after speaking with the umpire.
Rohit’s statement
In a post-game interview, Rohit remarked, “I had no idea Shami did it and then went for an appeal.
“Once more, he is batting on 98. We must give him credit for his great batting technique. We are unable to remove him in that manner.
“We wanted to get him out the manner we anticipated getting him out, but that was not something we considered. But once more, hats off to him; he played pretty well.”
The Vinoo Mankad-inspired “Mankad” dismissal, which is lawful but has sparked discussion about whether it violates the spirit of the game, is named after the former Indian all-rounder.
On the penultimate delivery of the innings, Shanaka finally reached his century. He then completed the innings by scoring an unbroken 108 runs before hitting a six to end it. In the first game of the three-match series, India won by 67 runs to take the lead.
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