NEW DEHLI, India — There are contentious issues in cricket that, it seems, just aren’t cricket. It’s called a Mankad — named after the first player to do it in an international match in 1947. The International Cricket Council codified the rule to reflect the bowler didn’t need to warn a batter, so long as the bowler abided by certain conditions. “I think we’ll leave it up to the IPL fans to decide if that’s the kind of thing they want to see. “We’re here to play cricket and entertain the fans and be good role models for people who love the game.”——More AP cricket: http://www.apnews.com/Cricket and https://twitter.com/AP–Sports

Source: National Post March 26, 2019 04:30 UTC