'This is a fair assessment of the situation...' - Ravichandran Ashwin's take on non-striker runout

Ravichandran Ashwin (Source: Twitter)

In today's time, running out at the non-striker's end has become a controversial decision in world cricket. On one hand, there are fans who are in support of it and there are some who are criticising it. India's veteran off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin is one of those who is in support of this. Four years ago, he also did the same thing with the star England batter, Jos Buttler in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

In the recently concluded Pakistan vs Afghanistan series, the fans witnessed another such controversial decision. The Pakistan leg-spinner, Shadab Khan was dismissed by Afghanistan seamer, Fazalhaq Farooqi in the second ODI of the three-match series. Ashwin took to Twitter and shared his views on this dismissal.

There will be a character assassination campaign by some experts: Ravichandran Ashwin

"This is a fair assessment of the situation. Imagine someone running out Kohli, Rohit, Smith, Root or any crucial batter at the non-strikers in the World Cup semi-final or a crunch game which will decide qualification. 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," Aswin wrote in his tweet.

"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," the 36-year-old added.

"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? Its 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," the right-arm off-spinner concluded.