By Admin 
Rishabh Pant’s legs fractured the fourth Test against England in the thumb. Despite this, he came to bat, Pant had to run to take the run himself with a broken thumb. But if this was the time before 2011, Pant would have got a ‘runner’. After which he would have to bat only while standing and the other player would run for him. But since 2011, the ICC has banned this rule. Let’s know why the ICC did this.
Why not get the runner now? Rules changed since 2011
In earlier times, when a batsman was injured, he was allowed to seek the help of a ‘runner’ to take runs. This rule was very beneficial for such batsmen, who had difficulty in muscle stretch, injury or running. Many times, this is why the teams used to avoid losing the match and the batsmen were able to contribute. But now this does not happen.
In 2011, there was a long discussion about this rule in the ICC’s annual meeting, after which it was decided that the runner would not be allowed from now. The ICC said that this rule was taken wrongly many times. It was difficult for the umpires on the field to decide whether the player is really injured or cunning.
The ICC’s then head Aaron Logart had told ESPN, “The Cricket Committee discussed the issue and realized that many times the runner was not used in the right spirit. It was difficult for the umpires to decide whether the batsman was really hurt or not. If a ball was injured, if a ball was injured, he could not bowl throughout the day, so it was not allowed that the runner was not allowed to be done, because the rule was not allowed to be done. Is.”
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