After Tasting Personal Medication At Non-Striker’s Finish In TNPL, Ravichandran Ashwin’s Sharp Retort

A vocal supporter of working the batter out at non-striker’s finish, veteran India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin was lately on the receiving finish of a warning for backing up too far. The incident occurred throughout a Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match between his crew, Dindigul Dragons, and Nellai Royal Kings. Within the fifteenth over, left-arm spinner Mohan Prasath stopped halfway by his run-up after noticing that Ashwin was out of his crease. The replays confirmed that whereas Ashwin was strolling down the crease prematurely, his bat slid out of the popping crease when Prasath stopped mid-way into his run-up.

This incident sparked discussions on social media platforms. Whereas some trolled Ashwin for being on the receiving finish of his personal medication, others identified how the warning would not apply to Ashwin as he was not taking any unfair benefit.

Ashwin additionally posted a screenshot of the regulation, suggesting that he would have been deemed not out even when the bowler had dislodged the bails.

As per regulation 38.3, “a non-striker is liable to be run out from the second the ball comes into play till the bowler is predicted to launch the ball.”

Reacting to a posts that criticised the commentators for not declaring that Ashwin would’ve been not out, the veteran all-rounder mentioned: “Cos they do not know the rule.”

Cos they do not know the rulepic.twitter.com/r1B6Ndyyue

— Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) July 29, 2024

In the meantime, Ashwin is at present not a part of the crew for the continuing white-ball tour of Sri Lanka.

He’s prone to return to the Take a look at crew for the upcoming dwelling sequence towards Bangladesh.

On Sunday, India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in a rain-affected second T20I of the three-match sequence to take an unassailable 2-0 lead.

The third and closing T20I will probably be performed on Tuesday in Pallekele, forward of a three-match ODI sequence.

In the meantime, India captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, and Harshit Rana have reportedly reached Colombo for the upcoming three-match ODI sequence towards Sri Lanka