'Severe penalty needed': Brad Hogg on Mohammad Wasim Jr leaving crease early on last ball against Zimbabwe

While the world has not totally shaken off the hangover of Thursday’s gripping last-ball thriller between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg has come up with another incident from the game which again sparks the debate regarding the ‘spirit of cricket’. Pakistan required 3 runs on the last ball when Mohammad Wasim Jr standing at the non-striker’s end left the crease early before Zimbabwe pacer Brad Evans released the ball. However, the move went unnoticed by Evans and other Zimbabwe players. Now, Hogg has taken to his Twitter handle and shared a couple of stills which clearly show that Williams had a fair chance to run-out Wasim Jr.

Why severe penalty needs to be brought in for leaving the crease before the ball is delivered!
Last ball of the game last night!#ZIMvPAK #T20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/lHpaMr3Oqr

— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) October 28, 2022

Referring to the occurrence, Hogg explained in the caption, “Why a severe penalty needs to be brought in for leaving the crease before the ball is delivered! Last ball of the game last night!” Since Deepti Sharma “mankaded” Charlie Dean during a One Day International match against England, the event has generated a lot of discussions. Many former and current cricketers expressed their opinion that the action still violates the ‘spirit of cricket’, despite the fact that it is now considered legal because it is classified as a ‘run-out’ under the new ICC rules and regulations.

Hogg’s post also grabbed the eyeballs of global cricket enthusiasts. Since being surfaced on the internet, the Twitter exchange has received over 18,000 likes so far. Numerous users agreed with Hogg and asked for some strict laws against the non-striker batters who leave their mark early.

A user said, “So right you are. Why should they get that unfair advantage,(the batter at the non-striking end)? Where is that spirit of cricket(most talked about these days)?!!”

So right you are. Why should they get that unfair advantage,(the batter at the non-striking end)? Where is that spirit of cricket(most talked about these days)?!!

— Mehul Desai (@livingfree60) October 28, 2022

A person sarcastically stated, “But if bowlers run them out. Then it’s against the spirit of the game.”

But if bowler run them out
Then it’s against the spirit of game