Published: Aug 20, 2020, 07:00 AM (IST)
Edited: Sep 22, 2020, 03:48 PM (IST)
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting urged veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin not to do a mankad, like he had done earlier against Rajasthan Royals Jos Buttler. Ponting made it clear that the Capitals have a strict policy against the controversial method of dismissal.
Earlier, when Ashwin had mankaded Buttler – he faced backlash on social media from fans. Ponting said that he would be having a chat with the Capitals new recruit and that will be the first thing he will do.
“I’ll be having a chat with him about [mankading], that’s the first thing I’ll do,” said Ricky Ponting on The Grade Cricketer Podcast.
“So, that’s going to be a conversation and that’s going to be a hard conversation I will have to have with him, but I’m pretty sure he’ll take it on the chin,” he added.
The comment made by Ponting has not gone down well with fans, who slammed the former Australian captain and reminded him of his mistakes during his cricketing days.
Ponting talks about ‘Spirit of Cricket’ asks Ashwin to not ‘mankad’
Ashwin: pic.twitter.com/9S5z2jllh9
Sattu Supari🔪 (@Rahulismm) August 19, 2020
Ricky Ponting warns Ashwin:
“No Mankads while I’m Delhi Capitals head coach”.
Australian player is giving warning to play a fair game, its like Pakistan is saying we are spreading world peace#IPL2020Updates
Farrago Abdullah (@abdullah_0mar) August 19, 2020
Ashwin should do 2-3 mankads this IPL. It is well within the rules and none of that spirit of cricket bullsh!t coming from none other than Ponting.
The Joker 🃏 (@Joker122018) August 19, 2020
Ashwin to Ponting at first training session
Rahul (@Ittzz_Rahul) August 19, 2020
Irony dies a million deaths everytime Ponting talks about ‘Spirit of Cricket’ https://t.co/gRwCi8gXYB
Yash Mittal 🇮🇳 (@im_yash2307) August 19, 2020
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