Rajasthan Royals spinner R Ashwin was kind to his national teammate Shikhar Dhawan as he did not 'Mankad' the Punjab Kings opener despite getting an opportunity. It all happened during the IPL clash between the Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings on Wednesday. After the incident, the cameraman of the match was quick to focus on RR batter Jos Buttler who was once 'Mankaded' by Ashwin.
Asked to bat first, Punjab Kings got off to a fine start with captain Shikhar Dhawan and opener Prabhsimran Singh. The young uncapped Indian was impressive as he smashed the RR bowling attack all over the park finishing his innings at 60 off 34 balls. He smashed 7 fours and 3 maximums in his blistering knock.
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#RRvsPBKS
Ashwin pulls out from bowling and the cameraman immediately shows butler #IPL2023pic.twitter.com/GmfdutMyNA— (@superking1815) April 5, 2023
Ravichandran Ashwin warned to Mankad (run-out) Shikhar Dhawan at non-striker's end#RRvPBKS #RRvsPBKS #PBKSvsRR #PBKSvRR pic.twitter.com/fMEmNeApaD
— Gurkanwal Singh (@00gurkanwal00) April 5, 2023
After Prabhsimran's dismissal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa came in the middle but he retired after getting injured on 1 run off 1 ball. Punjab lost their second wicket in the 15th over of the game as Yuzvendra Chahal trapped Jitesh Sharma 27 (16) to provide his team a much-needed breakthrough.
This is not the first time R Ashwin was involved in another incident related to 'Mankad' and given the number of times it has happened, one can surely say it was also not the last one. (BCCI Unhappy With Delhi Capitals' Dug-Out Jersey Gesture For Rishabh Pant, Says Report)
Throwback
Chasing 185 runs, Jos Buttler was keeping the Royals in the contest single-handedly against the R Ashwin-led Punjab team. However, his knock came to an end when he was on 69 off 43 balls as Ashwin 'Mankaded' the batter before the ball was even delivered. That moment to date is talked about/debated whether it is within the 'Spirit of Cricket' or not.
