As the debate regarding non-striker batsmen leaving their creases early continues, former Australian spinner Brad Hogg has called for ‘severe penalties’ after sharing a picture of Pakistan’s Mohammad Wasim Jr leaving his crease too soon.
During the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe on Thursday, the African nation won by 1 run on the last ball.
After Zimbabwe pushed Babar Azam’s side to the brink of elimination, Hogg highlighted that one of the Pakistani players had flouted the rules, which has been a major talking point.
After Deepti Sharma ‘mankaded’ Charlie Dean during an Indian women’s cricket match against England, the incident became a huge topic of discussion.
Despite the fact that it is considered legal now after being included in ICC’s new laws as ‘run out’, many cricketers of the past and present have argued that the move still violates the ‘spirit of cricket’. However, Hardik Pandya, the Indian all-rounder, has argued that leaving the crease too early is the batsman’s ‘mistake’.
As Pakistan needed 3 runs off the last ball of the innings, Hogg shared a picture of Mohammad Wasim Jr leaving his crease early.
An ‘severe penalty’ was demanded by the veteran.