Delhi Capitals are yet to make an official announcement on his injury, but captain Shreyas Iyer revealed that in a conversation with Ashwin.
Writhing in pain, Ashwin's jersey became a temporary sling as he left the field along with Capitals' physio Patrick Farhat
Ashwin captained KXIP last season and this year he will be joining Indian team mates Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw and captain Shreyas Iyer, among others.
Ashwin, who was in the spotlight last IPL after dismissing Jos Buttler during a Kings XI Punjab versus Rajasthan Royals encounter, did something that his current IPL coach didn't endorse.
Moved out of India due to rising cases of COVID-19, the 13th edition of the world's biggest T20 league will be held across three venues in the UAE from September 19 to November 10.
Ponting is more concerned about the non-striker stealing a few extra yards calling it "cheating" and still feels that Mankading is not the right option
Earlier last month, Ponting, in an interview mentioned that he would have a "hard conversation" with Ashwin over the Mankading debate.
Jindal said rules are meant to be followed, days after the issue again became a talking point when Ricky Ponting said he would not allow the spinner to resort to 'Mankading'
The 25-year-old also talked about head coach Ricky Ponting and claims that the legendary Aussie makes everyone comfortable in the camp and gave him freedom as a captain.
With recent development surrounding the dismissal and Ricky Ponting's comment, Ashwin once again took the opportunity calling for a healthy debate on the topic with Anderson.
Ponting recently said that he would have a "hard conversation" with Ashwin warning him about no mankading while he is the head coach of Delhi Capitals, while bringing up the 'Spirit of Cricket' argument.
Ravichandran Ashwin has suggested an alternative to the 'Mankad' mode of dismissal, saying that there should be a 'free ball' for bowlers, like 'free hit' for batsmen.
Aakash Chopra has said that he wants to be a "fly on the wall" when Ponting confronts Ravichandran Ashwin over the Mankading mode of dismissal.
Ricky Ponting had earlier said that he will a conversation regarding the 'Mankad' mode of dismissal with Ravichandran Ashwin.
Ashwin had created quite a stir after mankading England's Jos Buttler in IPL 2019 during a match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, which left the cricket world divided.
Watling has named Indian spin duo of R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja among the bowlers he finds difficult to face
In a series of tweets, Ashwin explained how technology can play a big role in restoring parity as far as match-up between batsmen and bowlers is concerned
Darren Gough backed Dom Sibley's abilities while facing spinners, saying that he scored a double-ton against Ashwin who is "one of the best spinners" in the world.
Ashwin hailed Kohli as one of the finest cricketers of the world but added that Babar has it in him to reach that position eventually in his career
With two needed on the final ball during the 2011 Mumbai Test against West Indies, Ashwin was run-out as the match ended in a draw with scores level.
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