When Don Bradman slammed critics of Vinoo Mankad for infamous 'Mankading' incident against Bill Brown

The 'Mankading debate has once again come to the forefront after Deepti Sharma's clever run-out of Charlotte Edwards in the Lord's ODI between the Indian and England Women's cricket team. The term got its name from Vinoo Mankad who ran out Bill Brown in the same manner in a Test match between India and Australia in 1947.
When Don Bradman slammed critics of Vinoo Mankad for infamous Mankading incident against Bill Brown
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Vinoo Mankad was the first player to use the 'Mankading' dismissal
  • Mankad had run-out Australia's Bill Brown on the non-striker's end
  • Don Bradman was the Australian captain during the match in 1947
The 'Mankading' debate has once again found itself on the top of cricketing discussions after the historic Lord's ODI between the Indian and England women's team was ended by Deepti Sharma dismissing English batter Charlotte Edwards at the non-striker's end and securing a 16-run win and completing a 3-0 whitewash for India.
The incident has divided the cricket fraternity with everyone sharing their opinions on the issues. While many have called it against the spirit of cricket, a lot of people have defended the Indian bowler and hailed her game awareness. It is worth remembering that only recently the International Cricket Council (ICC) changed their playing conditions to change a non-striker run-out from 'unfair play' to a 'run out.' The MCC regulations have always stated it is a valid mode of dismissal.
The act got its name from an incident in a Test match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in 1947. Indian all-rounder Vinoo Mankad became the first player to use this mode of dismissal in international cricket after he found Billie Brown outside his crease. Because of Mankad's involvement, the term 'mankading' was used to describe a run-out on the non striker's end.
While the Indian great had faced a lot of criticism at the time, the legendary Don Bradman had come to his support and questioned why his sportsman was questioned. Bradman was the captain of the Australian team in the Testmatch in which the infamous incident took place.
"For the life of me I cannot understand why (the press) questioned his sportsmanship. The laws of cricket make it quite clear that the non-striker must keep within his ground until the ball has been delivered. If not, why is the provision there which enables the bowler to run him out?," said Bradman in his autobiography 'Farewell to cricket.'
"Mankad was an ideal type, and he was so scrupulously fair that he first of all warned Brown before taking any action. There was absolutely no feeling in the matter as far as we were concerned, for we considered it quite a legitimate part of the game," he concluded.
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