Joe Root calls for clarity as sceptre of Mankad looms over World Cup
12:36 PM ET England’s Test captain Joe Root has called for clarity over what constitutes an acceptable “Mankad” run-out, after being invited to contemplate a scenario in which England’s World Cup ambitions ended because of cricket’s most controversial dismissal. The issue has again become relevant after Root’s team-mate Jos Buttler, one of England’s trump cards, was run out by bowler Ravi Ashwin during the IPL match between Kings XI Punjab…