We had warned her repeatedly: Deepti Sharma reveals details of Charlie Dean's run out

The cricket world has been set ablaze post-Saturday night where Deepti Sharma ran out Charlie Dean as the latter surged ahead of her crease even before the ball was bowled. Now the world was split into two factions where one stated that she was absolutely right in her capacity going by the rules of cricket wherein others had reason to believe that the Indian all-rounder was probably unfair to the game as she didn’t issue a word of caution.

However, in an interview with the reporters after arriving in Kolkata, Deepti stated that it was not spontaneous at all and Dean had her fair share of warnings. Sharma revealed, “It was a plan, because we had warned her [for leaving the crease early] repeatedly. We did things as per the rules and guidelines. We told the umpires as well, but she was there [outside the crease]. We couldn't do much."

Not only did Deepti back her dismissal of Charlie Dean but even the Indian captain had her fair say in it. “Today, whatever we have done, I don't think it was any crime," Harmanpreet had said. "It is part of the game and is an ICC rule, and I think we just need to back our player. I'm actually very happy she [Deepti] was aware of that, and the batter is taking too long a stride. I don't think she has done something wrong."

Such was the magnitude of the discourse that followed the last piece of action at Lord's in the final ODI that MCC chimed in with a statement of their own which read “Cricket is a broad church and the spirit by which it is played is no different. As custodians of the Spirit of Cricket, MCC appreciates its application is interpreted differently across the globe. Respectful debate is healthy and should continue, as where one person sees the bowler as breaching the Spirit in such examples, another will point at the non-striker gaining an unfair advantage by leaving their ground early.”

They left a message for the non-strikers too. “MCC's message to non-strikers continues to be to remain in their ground until they have seen the ball leave the bowler's hand. Then dismissals, such as the one seen yesterday, cannot happen. Whilst yesterday was indeed an unusual end to an exciting match, it was properly officiated and should not be considered as anything more," the statement concluded.