No regrets: Ravichandran Ashwin on ‘Mankading’ Jos Buttler

TIL Desk Sports/ Kings XI Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin has no regrets in ‘Mankading’ a set Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler. Ashwin sparked off a big controversy on Monday when he ‘mankaded’ Buttler, the first to be dismissed in such a manner in the history of the Indian Premier League.

Having found no success in dismissing Buttler, who was firing on all cylinders, a desperate Ashwin did the unthinkable when he ‘mankaded’ Buttler in controversial circumstances in the 13th over with the batsman going strong on 69 off 43 balls.

The dismissal is sure to raise fresh debate over the spirit of the game as the off-spinner didn’t give the Englishman a prior warning. But Ashwin said he was completely within his rights to execute the dismissal, which completely turned the match in Kings XI’s favour.