Yeh incident tab hua jab bowler Rathi ne Jitesh ko run-out karne ki koshish ki, jo ball daalne se pehle apne crease se bahar dikh rahe the. Rathi ne Jitesh ki movement notice ki, delivery stride mein ruk gaya, aur bails uda di, jiske turant baad run-out ke liye appeal hui.
On-field umpire ne faisla TV umpire par chhod diya taaki wo har angle se dekh sake. Kaafi replays dekhne ke baad, TV umpire ne Jitesh ko not out declare kiya. Faisla is baat par tha ki Rathi apne delivery stride ka final phase complete kar chuka tha jab usne bails giraayi. MCC ke Law 41.16 ke mutabiq, non-striker ko run-out tab kiya ja sakta hai agar wo crease se pehle nikle, lekin bowler ko yeh run-out delivery stride ke final phase ke pehle karna hota hai. Kyunki Rathi ne yeh point cross kar liya tha, uska attempt invalid maana gaya, aur Jitesh apni innings continue karne lage.
Yeh moment match mein drama le aaya, aur “Mankading” ko lekar ethics pe phir se debates shuru ho gayi. Kuch logon ne Rathi ki alertness ki tareef ki, toh kuch logon ka manna tha ki Jitesh lucky the, lekin rule ke mutabiq bach gaye. Yeh ruling cricket ke fine margins aur timing ke importance ko highlight karti hai.
