When one talks about the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL), one thing that comes to mind is Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper Ravichandran Ashwin ‘mankading’ England’s Jos Buttler - a move with many polarised opinions. While some defended Ashwin, saying his method was within the laws of the game, many said it's against the spirit of sportsmanship. Ricky Ponting, while speaking on The Grade Cricketer Podcast, said that he had spoken to his players soon after Ashwin's dismissal caused an uproar after the Kings XI Punjab-Rajasthan Royals match. “I’ll be having a chat with him about [mankad], that’s the first thing I’ll do,” Ponting said about Ashwin. “You’ve only got to do that once at the start of a tournament, and then all the players see it, and you can guarantee the players won’t be fudging any ground from then on.

Source: dna August 19, 2020 12:33 UTC