Ricky Ponting has made a statement that he won't allow VVS Laxman a runner in Bangalore Test. Interestingly Law 2.1 (a) and (b)u00a0-- which deal with Substitutes and Runnersu00a0-- clearly mentions that it is the umpires who have the right to allow or disallow a runner. However, there have been instances when the fielding captain objected to a set batsman getting a runner and got the umpires to dance to their tune. We take a look at some high-profile cases:

South Africa v England ODI, ICC Champions Trophy, 2009
England posted a mammoth total of 323 in their allotted 50 overs, but South Africa made a match of it with Graeme Smith played a gem of an innings. Smith had earlier spent a session in the field. In the 44th over of the innings, Smith developed cramps and signalled for a runner to come out. AB de Villiers arrived, but was turned back by the England skipper following words involving both captains and the umpires.