IPL 2019: Ajinkya Rahane refuses to comment on R Ashwin's 'Mankad' episode
PTI | 26 Mar 2019, 2:49 PMRahane was lavish in his praise for the Kings XI bowling attack which restricted Rajasthan, especially after a superb start to the chase.
Rahane was lavish in his praise for the Kings XI bowling attack which restricted Rajasthan, especially after a superb start to the chase.
Ashwin received support from former Australian players Mitchell Johnson and Dean Jones, Rajasthan Royals brand ambassador Shane Warne and England ODI captain Eoin Morgan lashed out at the Indian spinner.
In past, Kapil Dev was lambasted after carrying out the act against Peter Kirsten in an ODI at Port Elizabeth on December 3, 1992.
With the matter snowballing, even the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said that the captain should have maintained decorum and that even the match officials failed in their duty.
Here's the probable playing XI for the DC vs CSK IPL clash where rejuvenated Delhi host MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings at Feroz Shah Kotla under Shreyas Iyer's leadership.
Weighing into the Mankading matter, Shukla said a call had been taken to avoid such dismissals in a meeting of captains and match referees in which RCB skipper Kohli and CSK skipper Dhoni were also present.
Chris Gayle announced that the youngsters in the team have his back and they want to win the IPL for the Universe Boss.
It will be a battle where experience will be pitted against youth and astuteness will square off against flamboyance when the King faces his heir apparent on what is expected to be another sluggish Feroz Shah Kotla track.
Gayle scored 79 off 47 balls and hit eight boundaries and four sixes in the process. Besides Gayle, young Sarfaraz Khan (46 not out off 29 balls) also played a good hand.
Jos Buttler scored 69 but Rajasthan Royals' middle order collapsed against Kings XI Punjab in their 185 chase at Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
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