Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar is not happy with International Cricket Council (ICC’s) new rule of giving 5 runs as a penalty for ‘fake fielding’.
The new rule came into effect on October 1 when Queensland cricketer Marnus Labuschagne beca💙me the first player because of whom his team had to face a penalty of 5 r𝓡uns during a game between Queensland Bulls (QLD) and Cricket Australia XI (CXI).
Manjrekar has termed the new ICC rule as ridiculous as he is n𒁏ot in favour of the new rule.
The cricketer-turned-commentator explained his views in four tw🅰eets:
꧅In the first tweet, he urged ♏ICC to reconsider the rule:
Five penalty runs for ‘fakꩲe fielding’ is the most ridiculous law that’s been brought in, in recent times. Urge ICC to reconsider it.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
In the second tweeꦜt, h🍸e supported his statement with an argument:
How about penalising batting side 5 runs when b’man fakes a😼 step out & does not? Does he not put the bowler off? Fake fielding laไw must go.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
A journalist, Brian Murgatroyd tried to take on Manjrekar and replied to his tweet criticising ICC’s new rule.
Bear in mind it's a Law, brought in by the MCC, & then included in playing conditions by the ICC. I like it. A player's trying to cheat.
— Brian Murgatroyd (@murgersb)
Manjrekar then quoted Indian wicketkeeper MS Dhoni‘s example to support his statement.
Cheating??? No it’s called tricking. Like Dhoni pretending to collect a throw🙈 & lets it go to hit the stumps. Applaud it, not penalise.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
The 52-year-old ensured that it was not just a Twitte🌊r rant with ꦚanother post.
Along with my little rant on twitter, have also written to the ICC to reconsider penalising fake field📖ing. It opens up a Pandora’s box.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
In past, wicketkeepဣers like Dhoni and Sangakkara have done this and tricked the batsman into diving to make it into the crease.
Well, it will be interesting to see how ICC replies to Manjrekar’s words.
Here is the video of the incident when former Sri Lankan skipper fooled the Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad will fake fielding:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcFaTjXItAQ
