Follow UsAustralia's star batter David Warner felt that the run-out of non-striker, commonly known as Mankading, is still an issue of 'spirit of cricket'. On Wednesday, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced the change in rule shifting the non-striker run-out from 'Unfair Play' to 'Run-Out' section in a bid to destigmatize the dismissal.
Warner said that while it is fair for the bowler to claim the wicket of a batter by delivering the ball, the batters should not be backing up too far away from the non-striker's crease.
"I still think the history of game suggests it's a spirit of cricket thing. You don't expect players to do it that. I do agree with the fact that if you are backing up and you're out of your crease by a long way," Warner told Cricket Australia ahead of the second Test against Pakistan.
"I think it happened more predominantly at the end of a white-ball 50-over games, or obviously in T20 cricket we've seen it but at the end of the day, as a batsman, you've got to stay in your crease," he added.
Warner felt that batters who are run-out at the non-striker's end should bear the responsibility.
"There's no doubt about that, and if you're silly enough to get caught out like that and run-out, that's your own fault. You're told not to leave before the bowler lets the ball go, so just don't do it," the southpaw said.
Warner also felt that the rule change should prompt the bowlers to look for such dismissals, eventually slowing down the game.
"I think what's important for the game of cricket is that bowlers don't be looking for that, because you're going to slow the game down even more. I know from before, as a captain, it can be frustrating and you're taking time out of the game," Warner said.