Ravichandran Ashwin mankadded Jos Buttler in the 13th over of the Rajasthan innings and that got the whole cricket world talking about 'Spirit of the Game'
The dismissal quickly raised a fresh debate over the spirit of the game as R Ashwin didn't give Jos Buttler a prior warning.
With Buttler going strong at 69 off 43 balls while chasing 185 runs, Ashwin mankaded the Rajasthan Royals opener without giving him any warning.
R Ashwin's request came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi tagged several sports personalities on twitter, urging them to create awareness for higher voting.
While the Chris Gayle factor is worrying Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab is banking on the Caribbean's experience.
The spotlight will be on Smith when Rajasthan Royals' clash with Punjab on March 25 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Ashwin has not played limited overs cricket since 2017 West Indies tour.
The wrist spinner duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been regular feature in India's ODI format confining finger spinner R Ashwin to the sidelines and relegating Ravindra Jadeja as the third specialist spinner.
All-rounder Vijay Shankar, who is currently with the Indian team playing in the T20 series in New Zealand after making his ODI debut in Australia, has been picked in the 16-man squad.
Wrist spinners Kuldeep and Chahal have become India's preferred choices in the shorter formats over the last 18 months, while Jadeja and R Ashwin have gone down in the pecking order.
Kuldeep Yadav has so far played just six Tests and picked up 24 wickets at an average of 24.12.
Ravichandran Ashwin has been out of India's ODI action since 2017 when he last played against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on June 30.
Harbhajan had commented in the media that Ashwin got injured in Australia when the team needed him and Kuldeep should replace him as the first choice spinner.
Ashwin has been suffering from a left-side abdominal strain, which also forced him to sit out of the final Test against England at the Oval.
He added that he has found a way to deal with the issue and so is not "too concerned" about it.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said a decision on Ashwin will taken on the morning of the Test which will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Team India coach Ravi Shastri revealed that R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are not fully fit yet.
Kohli's unbeaten 82 coupled with Ajinkya Rahane's counterattacking 51 helped India overcome the cheap dismissals of the openers.
India have added Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the squad in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin.
India beat Australia by 31 runs at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
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