{"id":51432,"date":"2023-06-15T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=51432"},"modified":"2023-07-04T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T04:01:29","slug":"it-should-have-been-the-gooch-ball-pup-chappel-thinks-ball-of-the-century-should-have-been-a-mankad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2023\/06\/it-should-have-been-the-gooch-ball-pup-chappel-thinks-ball-of-the-century-should-have-been-a-mankad\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt should have been the Gooch Ball\u201d Pup Chappel thinks Ball of the Century should have been a Mankad."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AN UNCONVENTIONAL CRICKET COACH believes that the so-called \u201cball of the century\u201d bowled by the late, great Shane Warne to England\u2019s Mike Gatting in the 1993 Ashes was a \u201cmissed opportunity\u201d and that it \u201cshould have been the (Graham) Gooch ball\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neds Presents: The Mankademy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wJqSfVxrS0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Failed domestic indoor cricketer, Dylan \u201cPup\u201d Chappell, founder and head coach of the Mankademy, has spoken exclusively to Neds in a recent documentary about the controversial suburban cricket academy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got the Ashes coming up, and everyone\u2019s going to talk about the Gatting ball, the \u2018ball of the century\u2026and I used to argue about this with Warnie, we didn\u2019t see eye to eye on it, that it should have been the Gooch ball\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney-345x194.jpeg 345w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney-730x411.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney-516x290.jpeg 516w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney-540x304.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dyl-Warney.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>The late Shane Warne and Dylan &#8220;Pup&#8221; Chappell disagree on Mankadding back in the 1990s<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In that infamous Test match at Old Trafford, Shane Warne delivered the &#8220;Ball of the Century&#8221; to dismiss Mike Gatting.<\/p>\n<p>It was a sensational delivery that spun sharply, completely flummoxing Gatting and illustrating Warne&#8217;s extraordinary talent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shane Warne Gatting Ball of the Century\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s3V-sYH0Sks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, this incident often overshadows another intriguing opportunity for Warne to utilize the Mankad against Graham Gooch, who was known for backing up excessively according to \u201cPup\u201d Chappell.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Chappell points to a picture of the Gatting ball, \u201cAs you can see, Graham Gooch\u2026out of his crease\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWarnie could have just come up and gone BANG! Mankad, out you go Gooch\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Named after the legendary Indian all-rounder Vinoo Mankad, the Mankad refers to the act of a bowler running out the non-striking batsman who leaves the crease before the ball is delivered.<\/p>\n<p>While often frowned upon as unsporting behavior, it is a legitimate form of dismissal as per the laws of cricket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mankad serves as a strategic weapon for bowlers to enforce discipline among batsmen who gain an undue advantage by leaving their crease too early.\u201d \u00a0Pup Chappell told the Neds blog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGraham Gooch was notorious for backing up excessively, gaining an unfair head start.<\/p>\n<p>By executing a Mankad on Gooch, Warne would have restored the balance between the batsman and the bowler, preventing the non-striking batsman from exploiting an advantage not granted by the laws of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sddefault.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sddefault.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sddefault-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sddefault-516x387.jpeg 516w, https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sddefault-540x405.jpeg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The then England skipper Graham Gooch was asking for a Mankadding in 1993 according to Mankademy director Dylan &#8220;Pup&#8221; Chappel\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pup Chappell didn\u2019t hold back, further adding<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWarne would have sent a strong message to all batsmen about respecting the sanctity of their crease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Warne&#8217;s &#8220;Ball of the Century&#8221; remains etched in cricketing folklore, it&#8217;s worth considering the alternative path he could have taken by Mankadding Graham Gooch.<\/p>\n<p>That could have challenged conventional wisdom and sparked an important dialogue about the role of the Mankad in modern cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VEDATIY6p5Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, the man they call Pup put things into perspective<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe past is unchangeable, and we can only reflect on the missed opportunity\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pup Chappell\u2019s Mankademy is currently taking enrolments, with one student, Liam Butler, the standout at the Cricket school for whom they hope will make B-Grade in park cricket by year&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Series Mankademy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/npmRZrD1bVU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Mankademy not only teaches future Cricketers how to Mankad, but certain life skills and personality traits are needed to carry out one including dodging shouts, not thanking Uber drivers, and arguing with people on social media along with other vital skills.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Mankademy documentary* can be seen on the<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wJqSfVxrS0g\"> NEDS YouTube Channel<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>(*Mockumentary)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":51434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3862,598],"tags":[3373,3372,3369,2835,667,22,34,35,825,2723,5675,136,3370,8205,8200,1734,2765,8203,8204,409,168,8202,1036,762,8206,8207,3371,134,72,8201,814],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-51432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","category-novelty","category-special-interest","tag-ashes-odds","tag-ashes-preview","tag-ashes-tour","tag-australian-cricket-team","tag-brad-hodge","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-betting","tag-cricket-odds","tag-cricket-preview","tag-cricket-world-cup","tag-don-bradman","tag-england","tag-english-cricket-team","tag-icc","tag-ind","tag-india","tag-indian-premier-league","tag-lords","tag-mcc","tag-new-zealand","tag-odds","tag-ravi-ashwin","tag-shane-warne","tag-south-africa","tag-spirit-of-cricket","tag-stay-in-your-crease","tag-test-cricket","tag-the-ashes","tag-tips","tag-vinno-mankad","tag-world-cup"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":null,"md_tip_date_end":null,"md_market_url":"","tip_date":"15\/06\/2023","event_country":"Australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51432"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=51432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}