"We had warned her multiple times"- Deepti Sharma opens up on mankadding Charlie Dean in 3rd ODI against England
On Saturday, India's women made history by winning the three-match ODI series against England on their home soil by a 3-0 whitewash. However, the end caused a bit of controversy when all-rounder Deepti Sharma ran out English batter Charlie Dean at the bowler's end.
It happened when England needed 17 runs to win and the last pair were on the crease. Dean was batting well on 47 runs and Freya Davies was on 10 runs. Both batters added 35 runs for the last wicket and were looking good to get the remaining 16 runs off 40 balls.
But with only the last wicket remaining, Deepti ran Dean out in a mankad to win the match in favour of the visiting team by 16 runs. The hosts were shocked, and Deepti won the game for India. The batter was way far from the crease and the bowler, who was preparing to bowl, saw the opportunity and ran her out.
However, as per the ICC rules of cricket, the mankad is totally legal and is a fair way to get a wicket. However, the run out caused havoc on social media, with players and fans from both nations sharing their views. The cricket world was divided into two sections.
In the post-match conference, India's captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, was also asked the same thing, and she backed her team and said that it was within the rules. Now, the all-rounder herself has opened up and shared her first reaction to her running out with Charlie Dean.
During an interaction with the media, Deepti clarified that they warned Dean many times and also told the on-field umpires about the same, but the batter was consistently leaving the crease.
Deepti said, "We had warned Charlie Dean multiple times, even informed the umpires about this, and then we did run-out under the rules".
Thus, it clarified all the situation and it was clearly the battter's fault which resulted in her wicket in a fair manner as per the ICC guidelines. Notably, it was the first series win for India's women in England since 1999.