This was precisely what R Ashwin was debating over in his latest series of tweets. Let’s add a free ball for the bowlers every time a batter leaves the non strikers end early, a wicket of that ball will reduce 10 runs of the bowlers analysis and total." To which, Ashwin replied: "The mental trauma that the bowlers may go through stops them from doing it." "I think all bowlers should do it without any fear.. its within the rules of the game," Shamsi wrote. "Why must the bowlers get abused about "spirit of cricket" when it's actually the batsmen that are stealing yards and THAT is against the spirit of cricket.

Source: Hindustan Times May 30, 2021 04:52 UTC