Srinagar: In amazing scenes of cricketing spirit, Bangladesh called back New Zealand batter Ish Sodhi after being given out Mankad (Run Out).
It was drama at its best as the Ish Sodhi was called back by Bangladesh after being run out pre-delivery at the non-striker’s end by bowler Hasan Mahmud, during the second ODI between the two teams.
Off the fourth ball of the 46th over over, bowler Mahmud caught Sodhi wandering out of his crease while in his delivery stride, and proceeded to halt and flick the bails off. The bowler appealed to umpire Marais Erasmus, and was instantly rewarded with a wicket.
However, Bangladesh skipper Litton Das decided to intervene, chatting first with the umpires and then calling back Sodhi along with Mahmud.
Delighted, Sodhi was seen hugging the 23-year-old bowler, and proceeded to add 17 more runs, helping New Zealand cross 250.
Popularly known as Mankar, the dismissal remains legitimate, and was moved from the “unfair play” section to the “run out” section, doing away with the term “Mankading”, which was widely used to describe the method of dismissal.