ICC lays down the law on Mankading

"The cricket committee believes that a non-striker should be deterred from leaving his or her crease before the time the bowler normally delivers the ball"

“The cricket committee believes that a non-striker should be deterred from leaving his or her crease before the time the bowler normally delivers the ball”

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After England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler became the first batsman to be Mankaded in an international match since 1992, the International Cricket Council (ICC) have laid down the law on the controversial dismissal.

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Senanayake’s Mankading of Buttler will ‘spice’ up the Test series, says Alastair Cook

"It's just important you let your cricket do the talking as well"

“It’s just important you let your cricket do the talking as well”

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England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake’s decision to Mankad England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler during the fifth ODI at Edgbaston will “spice” up the upcoming Test series.

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