The veteran Delhi Capitals (DC) off-spinner R Ashwin on Monday grabbed a lot of limelight for not ‘Mankading’ Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opener Aaron Finch, leaving him with just a warning in the first over of his spell. However, after the game, the spinner clarified on Twitter that his move should serve as the “first and final warning for 2020” and nobody should blame him afterward.
On a lighter note, in this tweet, Ashwin also mentioned that despite whatever happened in the middle, he, Ricky Ponting and Aaron Finch are still “good buddies”. He had tweeted: “Let’s make it clear !! First and final warning for 2020. I am making it official and don’t blame me later on. @RickyPonting #runout #nonstriker @AaronFinch5 and I are good buddies btw. #IPL2020”.
Let’s make it clear !! First and final warning for 2020. I am making it official and don’t blame me later on. @RickyPonting #runout #nonstriker @AaronFinch5 and I are good buddies btw.😂😂 #IPL2020
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) October 5, 2020
Ashwin, who was the skipper of Kings XI Punjab last year, lists the social media by ‘Mankading’ Rajasthan Royals’ Jos Buttler during an IPL game.
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Before the start of the tournament, DC head coach Ricky Ponting had said that none of his players will be allowed to affect the controversial mode of dismissal saying “it’s not within the spirit of the game”. After that Ashwin had a discussion with Ponting over the matter, with both of them agreeing that batsmen stealing yards is ” basically cheating”.
So, Ashwin’s move during Monday’s game can be linked to the conversation he had with Ponting. With this move, he has finally decided to keep the word he had given to his coach and also made his stance clear.
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As far as his bowling is concerned, Ashwin bowled brilliantly and provided his side the first breakthrough, dismissing RCB’s in-form opener Devdutt Padikkal cheaply on the final delivery of his first over. He returned with figures of 1/26 in his four overs.
