IPL 2019: Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals look to return to winning ways
Cricket | March 28, 2019 23:37 ISTWhile the bowling is an area that SRH will look to correct, the Royals will want to ensure that they get their batting right.
While the bowling is an area that SRH will look to correct, the Royals will want to ensure that they get their batting right.
RCB had a poor start to their IPL 2019 campaign after they were bowled out for a lowly 70 on a slow and turning track in Chennai.
Sport is a great leveller and no one would agree more than Ravichandran Ashwin.
In a short video clip posted by the Indian Premier League on its official Twitter account, Ziva could be seen shouting "Go Papa".
Considered the greatest swimmer of all time, Michael Phelps couldn't save himself from the IPL fever and went to attend the match at Kotla.
IPL 2019, Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings: An all-round CSK beat DC by 7 wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Tuesday.
Ashwin has defended himself stating that what he did was well within the rules of the game. But Royals Brand Ambassador Shane Warne and coach Paddy Upton have lashed out at the tweaker, questioning his integrity.
Slamming Ashwin further, Prasanna said even a schoolboy knows he has to warn the non-striker before doing such a thing.
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.
In past, Kapil Dev was lambasted after carrying out the act against Peter Kirsten in an ODI at Port Elizabeth on December 3, 1992.
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.
Rahane was lavish in his praise for the Kings XI bowling attack which restricted Rajasthan, especially after a superb start to the chase.
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.
Chasing the stiff target of 185, Jos Buttler (69) and skipper Ajinkya Rahane (27) got Rajasthan off to a brisk start, dealing in boundaries and sixes to pile up 64 runs in the first six overs of powerplay.
After the match, Upton said, "I think R Ashwin's action tonight speak for him and represent him when I looked up to the eyes of his teammates."
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.
Shane Warne wrote on his Twitter handle, "Ashwin's actions were simply disgraceful, and I hope the BCCI doesn’t condone this sort of behaviour in the IPL."
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.
Kings XI skipper Ashwin sparked off a big controversy on Monday when he mankaded Rajasthan Royals' Buttler, the first to be dismissed in such a manner in the history of the IPL.
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