WARNING FIRST* ICC chief exec weighs in on run out controversy

WARNING FIRST*
ICC chief exec weighs in on run out controversy
Published on Feb 16, 2016, 10:39 pm AST


ABU DHABI

The chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Dave Richardson, is suggesting that young West Indies bowler Keemo Paul should have warned Zimbabwe batsman Richard Ngarava before removing his bails in an incident that sparked controversy during the recent ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

The incident occurred during a crucial final group game between the two teams with Caribbean side needing just three runs to win with a wicket remaining. Paul clinched victory for West Indies by running Ngarava out at the bowler’s end while running in to bowl the first delivery of the final over with replays suggesting Ngarava had strayed only marginally from the crease.

“My personal view is that where the batsmen aren’t specifically trying to steal runs, the option is with the fielding side to at least warn the batsmen,” Richardson said at a press conference on Monday

This is totally stupid! Should the wicketkeeper next warn the batsman that he is going too far down the track before stumping him. Cricket has become very professional now and these amateur Victorian era rules must be done away with.