England bowler Stuart Broad has said he still believes the Mankad dismissal is "unfair", after the MCC officially ruled the opposite in their latest update to the laws of cricket.
The update, which will come into effect on October 1, will see Mankading moved from the "unfair play" section to the "run out" section.
Fraser Stewart, the MCC Laws Manager, explained the decision, saying: "It is a run-out but it has always been in the unfair play law and we questioned 'why is it unfair?'
"The bowler is always painted as the villain but it is a legitimate way to dismiss someone and it is the non-striker who is stealing the ground.
"It is legitimate, it is a run-out and therefore it should live in the run-out section of the laws.
"Before this change, this was the only way you could be out that wasn’t in the dismissals section of the laws so this just moves to correct that."
However, reacting to news of the change on social media, Broad questioned the MCC's decision and explained that he still considers Mankading to be "unfair" and that he "wouldn't consider it".
He wrote on Twitter : "So the Mankad is no longer unfair & is now a legitimate dismissal. Hasn’t it always been a legitimate dismissal & whether it is unfair is subjective?
"I think it is unfair & wouldn’t consider it, as IMO, dismissing a batter is about skill & the Mankad requires zero skill."
When a fan replied questioning whether Broad's stance on Mankads could be applied to run-outs, the 35-year-old clarified: "Imo run out is a skill.
"Hearing someone run, sprinting full pace to pick up the ball & deciding which end to throw it in a split second & aiming your throw close to the stumps to run out".
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