England batsman Jos Buttler was 'Mankaded' by Ravichandran Ashwin at a crucial moment in the match that Rajasthan went on to lose.
A delighted KXIP skipper Ravichandran Ashwin said that they were waiting for Rishabh Pant to make a mistake and cash in from thereon.
Ashwin had said that Buttler's dismissal was completely instinctive and he had not planned on doing it.
KKR made 56 runs in 19 balls after the no-ball incident to score their highest IPL total at Eden Gardens.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
While Shami's workload definitely needs to be monitored, Rahul will be more than happy to play as many games as possible.
R Ashwin and Jaydev Unadkat have advocated for bowlers to wear face masks in order to avoid such injuries.
Ashwin missed three Test matches on the tour of Australia due to left-sided abdominal strain, something that also made him miss a Test match in England.
Gambhir cited the example of premier Australia tweaker Nathan Lyon, who recently made an ODI comeback following his stellar performances in the longest format.
India remain firm favourites to make it 3-1 at the Sydney Cricket Ground despite the injury-forced omission of premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and senior pacer Ishant Sharma.
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.
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