21 Celebrities that would go the Mankad

21 Celebrities that would go the Mankad

Dylan Leach

The Mankad.

Truly one of the most dog acts one can make on the Cricket pitch and life in general.

For those of you playing at home, sportquestion.com describes the Mankad as

“The ‘Mankad’ is a perfectly legal, but contentious, method of running out the non-striking batsman in a cricket match. If the non-striker is backing up or, in other words, advancing down the wicket in preparation for a quick run, the bowler may, according to the Laws of Cricket, attempt to run him/her out up to the point when he/she ‘would normally have been expected to release the ball’.”

The Mankad is named after Indian bowler Mulvantrai Himmatlal ‘Vinoo’ Mankad, who twice ran out Australian opening batsman William ‘Bill’ Brown during a tour of Australia in 1947/48.

It was a dog act back then and a dog act now.

Although in the rules of the game, (in fact most recently removed from the ICC’s section of “unfair play” to “run out” section back in September 2022,) the act of Mankading tends to appeal to people with professions such as car parking infringement officers, bank executives, tabloid journos, public transport ticket inspectors, dentists, lawyers, real estate agents (especially ones that manage rental tenants), etc.

“Mankading” is becoming all too frequent, Mitch Starc thought he’d have a crack at one during the Boxing Day Test but didn’t go all the way but Adam Zampa did in the Melbourne Big bash Derby only for it to be rejected, perhaps there’s something at the MCG that makes people want to go there?

With the dog – or- “perfectly legal” act of Mankading raising its ugly head in Cricket of late, it’s got us thinking, who else outside of the game would go the Mankad if they played the game?

(1) Piers Morgan

Although Piers would consider himself a traditionalist when it comes to Cricket, we know that deep down he’d go the Mankad when presented with the opportunity, especially if he had his time with Brett Lee again.

(2) Phil “Buzz” Rothfield

Avid viewers of NRL360 and consumers of Rugby League news, in general, would know that the man they call Buzz would be a Buzzkill by going the Mankad.

(3) Kane Cornes

The old VolKano would go the Mankad and definitely be in the “it’s a perfectly legal act/stay in your crease” crowd

(4) Clive Palmer

Can’t reach the striker’s end, bowls like John Howard goes the Mankad instead.

(5) Kochie

He’d get the cash cow out via Mankad if he could.

Karl Stefanovic wouldn’t Mankad though.

(6) Paul Gallen

Mankader from way back.

(7) Kyle Sandilands

Old mate Kyle wouldn’t know any other move to get a wicket.

(8) Dean from MAFS Season 5

Everyone remembers old man Deano who cheated on his wife Tracy for Divina back in 2018. Now it’s all the rage on the show. He’d mankad for sure.

(9) Chris and Brad Scott

Anyone who knows the pair would reckon the Scott brothers would happily go the Mankad if given the opportunity.

(10) Scott Morrison

“HOW GOOD IS MANKADING?”

And then he’d say the mankad was bad after Jen and the girls told him about it.

(11) Novak Djokovic

Novak would go the Mankad, get booed, and not understand why he’s getting booed for doing it.

(12) James Corden

The late-night TV Karen would totally Mankad and if not given out by the umpire would complain as he did in a New York restaurant. 

(13) Pete Evans

Old mate Pete would argue that Mankad has some weird health benefit that prevents 5G or something along those lines.

(14) Elon Musk

He’s Mankadded Twitter and most of its employees, and the one-time worlds richest man would Mankad you on the Cricket pitch

 

(15) Nick Kyrigos

He’d Mankad and he couldn’t care less what you think.

(16) Toby Greene

As if the GWS star wouldn’t Mankad on the cricket pitch.

(17) Donald Trump

I’M GOING TO MANKAD SO BIG, WILL DO IT BIGGLY.
Mar-a-largo more like Mankad-a-largo. Am I right?

(18) Skip Bayless

One of the worlds most ordinary blokes doing Cricket’s most ordinary acts.

(19) Vladimir Putin

When playing for the Kremlin XI, Putin would go the Mankad and anyone who objects to it…

(20) Phillip Lowe

The reserve bank governor would say he was never going to do the Mankad and that anyone with a mortgage on cricket wouldn’t need to worry, then he does it. Again, and again, and again.

21 – Bernard Tomic

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