The family of former Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad, whose name is used to describe the controversial dismissal of running out a non-striker, say it is a "great honour for our name to be associated with a cricketing term".
The dismissal has been known as a Mankad since Vinoo famously ran out Australian cricketer Bill Brown in a 1948 Test match in what is thought to be the first instance of a non-striker getting run out on the international stage.
Although the Mankad is within the laws of the game, it remains a polarising issue and caused major controversy last year when India beat England at Lord's after Deepti Sharma ran out Charlie Dean at the non-striker's end.
