Veteran Indian bowler, Ravichandran Ashwin was recently on the receiving end of a non-striker run out warning for backing up too far. The incident happened during a Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match between his team, Dindigul Dragons, and Nellai Royal Kings.
In the 15th over, left-arm spinner Mohan Prasath stopped midway through his run-up after noticing that Ashwin was out of his crease. The replay showed that while Ashwin was walking down the crease prematurely, his bat slid out of the crease when Prasath stopped mid-way into his run-up.
Ashwin who in the past hasn’t hesitated to run out the batter at the non-striker’s end, was trolled on social media after the incident with many people saying that he finally received the taste of his own medicine. Others pointed out how the warning doesn’t apply to Ashwin as he was not taking any unfair advantage. The 37-year old also posted a screenshot of the law, suggesting that he would have been deemed not out even if the bowler had dislodged the bails.
As per law 38.3, “a non-striker is liable to be run out from the moment the ball comes into play until the bowler is expected to release the ball.”
Ashwin also reacted to a post criticizing the commentators for not pointing out that he would’ve been not out and said that, “Cos they don’t know the rule.”
Ashwin is expected to be back in the Indian team for the Test series against Bangladesh which is set to take place in the month of September.
