Bowler is not the villain mcc reiterates stance that run out of non striker for backing up

London. The World Cricket Committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) said that no bowler can be called a 'villain' for 'running out' a batsman standing ahead of his crease in an attempt to steal runs at the non-striker's end. The World Cricket Committee (WCC) said this in an attempt to normalize the method of dismissal in all age group level cricket. The WCC also called for 'restraint' on the controversial issue as some former cricketers still believe it is against the spirit of the game to run a batsman out while the International Cricket Council (ICC) rules that it is will be treated as 'run out'.

The MCC, which makes the rules of the game, issued a clarification on the wording of the rule last month after the incident of Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa trying to run out Tom Rogers standing at the non-striker's end in a Big Bash League match (BBL). This clarification included a change in the wording of Rule 38.3 to provide better clarity and remove misunderstandings.

WCC has players like Kumar Sangakkara, Sourav Ganguly, Justin Langer, Alastair Cook, whose chairman is Mike Gatting. The WCC met at the ICC headquarters in Dubai last week and is now talking calm about adopting this rule at all levels of the game (from recreational cricket to elite level) as the non-striker at the end It is under the rules to run out the player standing ahead of the crease.

The MCC said in a statement on Thursday: "The most important factor that can be put to an end in a simple way over the manner of such dismissal is that the player standing at the non-striker's end follows the rules." Do it and stay inside your crease until the ball is thrown from the bowler's hand.