‘Imagine someone running out Kohli, Rohit, Smith, Root’ – Ravichandran Ashwin reignites non-striker run-out debate with long tweet

Non-striker run-out has by far been one of the most controversial topics in cricket. Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been one of the cricketers who has been a very vocal advocate of the form of dismissal.

The all-rounder has now reignited the debate with a long Twitter post after a user described why there is still a debate over the situation. The 36-year-old described what would happen if a prominent player, such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, or Steve Smith, was run out in this fashion during a major tournament like the World Cup.

This is a fair assessment of the situation: Ravichandran Ashwin

“This is a fair assessment of the situation. Imagine someone running out kohli, Rohit, Smith, Root or any crucial batter at the nonstrikers in the World Cup semi-final or a crunch game which will decide qualification. I am sure hell will break loose and there will be a character assassination campaign by some experts who still don’t agree with it and of course, fans that are on the receiving end.

“There is only one solution, whoever be the batter and whatever be the magnitude of the situation, the batter needs to watch the bowler load the ball up and rotate his shoulder before taking off and if he doesn’t do that and gets out, we should applaud the bowler and tell the batsmen that he can do better. He dint complete his action at all and he should look for it in the 5th 6th over arguments are lame cos once the bowler loads up and gets ready to deliver, he can’t run the batter out cos it’s incorrect according to the law.

“At the moment not all teams are doing it but come the World Cup, I really hope everyone is ready for it cos taking a moral high stand and saying we won’t do it, should open a strategic window for the other teams and genuinely teams should take every single advantage coming their way cos winning a World Cup is a lifetime achievement. Finally, is winning everything? It’s everything for some and not for many others, we need to accept both, cos we are all different. Stay inside the crease and live in peace,” Ashwin wrote in his tweet.

Here is Ravichandran Ashwin’s tweet