“Of course, Shami’s run out. When Shanaka was on 98, Shami ran him out in the non-striker’s end, and he appealed too. Rohit withdrew that appeal. So many people tweeted about that immediately. I am going to keep repeating only one thing, guys. The game situation is immaterial. That is a legitimate form of dismissal,” Ashwin said in his YouTube video.
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Team India won the series with a decisive four-wicket win in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. India had delivered an impressive performance throughout the series, clinching a 67-run triumph in the opening game after posting a gigantic score of 373/7, with Virat Kohli striking a scorching century (113*), his 45th tonne in the format. However, during the first ODI, an odd incident occurred near the end of the contest. The over was bowled by Mohammed Shami, who run out Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka at the non-end striker’s on 98; however, India’s Rohit Sharma later withdrew the appeal. Shanaka finally batted for a century, and Rohit later revealed that the decision was made because the Sri Lanka captain was only two runs away from a century.
Ravichandran Ashwin, India’s premier off-spinner and a supporter of the dismissal, has now spoken out against the event in the first ODI. He insisted that the ejection was “legal,” claiming that no one checks with the captain when an appeal for a caught-behind or lbw is filed. “Of course, Shami’s run out. When Shanaka was on 98, Shami ran him out in the non-striker’s end, and he appealed too. Rohit withdrew that appeal. So many people tweeted about that immediately. I am going to keep repeating only one thing, guys. The game situation is immaterial. That is a legitimate form of dismissal,” Ashwin said in his YouTube video.
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He further added, “if you ask for an lbw appeal or a caught-behind appeal, nobody will check with the captain on whether they are sure with the appeal like a Sarath Kumar or an Amitabh Bachchan in Kaun Banega Crorepati. They will give him out if the bowler appeals and that is the end of it. See, even if one fielder appeals, it is the duty of the umpire to declare a player out if he is out. I find it very surprising to have so many taboos surrounding this mode of dismissal. But the entire dismissal is regarding what the bowler does, right? The right of making that dismissal or making that appeal or making that decision lies with the bowler, right?” said Ashwin.
“In so many games, a batter has nicked and walked without waiting for the umpire’s decision. At that time, the batting team captain won’t come and ask, “With whose permission did you walk like that? Did you forget the team’s cause? Go back and continue playing. So, these different treatments for bowlers and batters have been taking place for so many years now.”
