English Explanatory Dictionary

Mankad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A run out of the non-striker by the bowler before bowling the ball if the non-striker leaves their crease too early; thought by some to be unsporting behaviour, but is within the rules of the game.
verb
  1. To run a player out by this means.

Word forms

Mankad Mankads Mankading Mankaded

Etymology

Named after the Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad.

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