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'Then consider facing 150 kmph 'unfair' - Twitter trolls Mohammad Kaif as he calls Mankading unfair

Deepti Sharma running out Charlie Dean meant that India's women's team clean swept England for the first time in an ODI series.

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Deepti Sharma running out Charlie Dean meant that India's women's team clean swept England for the first time in an ODI series. This was a historical moment for the Women In Blue as they did this on English soil. However, this incident attracted criticisms from former cricketers, predominantly from England. A lot of them have been criticizing Sharma for dismissing Charlie by a mode formerly known as Mankading.

On the other hand, the India all-rounder got a lot of support from the cricket fraternity around the globe sans England. She also got support from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. She said Deepti “hasn’t done something outside the rules”.

The India Women's skipper also gave a savage reply to the question. She said that she was expecting to get questions about how her team managed to defend such a low total. For the unversed, India defended 169 runs to win the last ODI. The right-hander further added Sharma didn't do anything unusual and it is a part of the game.

“To be honest, I thought you will ask about all the 10 wickets which was not easy to take as well (when asked about the dismissal).

“It’s part of the game I don’t think we have done something new. It shows your awareness, what batters are doing. I will back my players, she hasn’t done something outside the rules. At the end of the day a win is a win and we will take that.”

Mohammad Kaif takes bats for the 'Spirit of the Game'

On the other hand, former India men's cricketer, Mohammad Kaif has said that Mankading is an unfair mode of dismissal. He took to Twitter and wrote "Every batter times his/her start when they are at non-striker end. After years of playing they are mentally programmed when the ball will be released as they are focusing on striker. If a bowler doesn't release the ball it's unfair on batter."

The stance of Kaif has brought a lot of criticism to him. A lot of fans have been trolling him mercilessly on the micro-blogging website.

This is how Twitter reacted

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