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Four times when Indians ran non-strikers out without delivering the ball

Before the ball is bowled, batters frequently attempt to advantage by leaving their crease to get a quick run.

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Ravichandran Ashwin-Deepti Sharma (Source: Twitter)

Before the ball is bowled, batters frequently attempt to advantage by leaving their crease to get a quick run. However, bowlers these days are aware of their tactics and wish to confront them from doing so. To outwit them, they attempt to run the batters out even before the ball is bowled.

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Although within the rules, the bowlers have always faced a lot of criticism for their actions. This listicle will examine the instances in which Indians ran out batters even before they had delivered the ball.

Deepti Sharma

Deepti Sharma Deepti Sharma (Source: Twitter)

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In the third one-day international against the England women's cricket team, Indian women's cricket player Deepti Sharma used this method of dismissal.

Deepti ran out Charlie Dean to assist the Women in Blue win the game as it was England's final wicket. This is the latest incident of this form of dismissal.

Ravichandran Ashwin

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Ravichandran Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin (Source: Twitter)

The well-set Rajasthan batter Jos Buttler was run out by Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin during the 2019 Indian T20 League season.

Despite the intense backlash, Buttler was ultimately given out. Many pundits of the game criticised the all-rounder for doing this. However, the all-rounder always stood his ground.

Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev Kapil Dev (Source: Twitter)

Kapil Dev, a former captain of the Indian cricket team, was the first Indian to use this dismissal in an ODI match. Peter Kirsten was dismissed as a result of his action against South Africa.

The Indian legend had previously warned Kirsten. Yet, the non-striker made the decision to leave the crease early. Dev dismissed Kirsten on the second instance by mankading.

Vinoo Mankad

Vinoo Mankad Vinoo Mankad (Source: Twitter)

Due to the fact that Vinoo Mankad was the first to dismiss Bill Brown in this manner, this kind of dismissal was known for a long time as "Mankading." In 1947–1948, he did this act against Australia in Sydney.

When Brown was out of his crease, Mankad paused in the middle of his bowling run-up during the delivery stride and broke the wicket.

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