\'Mankading\' no more unfair play, MCC amends code to designate it as run out

London: Custodian of cricket laws, the Marylebone Cricket Club, has decided to move the law relating to run-outs at non-striker's end from its "unfair play" section besides completely banning the use of saliva to shine the ball in amendments to its 2022 code that will come into effect in October. ".the 2022 Code makes some rather bigger changes, from the way we talk about cricket to the way it's played," Fraser Stewart, MCC Laws Manager, said. Law 20.4.2.12 – Dead ball The amendment suggests that the the calling of Dead ball takes into account "if either side is disadvantaged by a person, animal or other object within the field of play." Law 21.4 – Bowler throwing at striker's end before delivery "If a bowler throws the ball in an attempt to run out the striker before entering their delivery stride, it will now be Dead ball.