Mitchell Starc warns Marnus Labuschagne of R Ashwin-like Mankading, fans debate on Twitter

ongoing Sheffield Shield 2020 season went underway in Australia on October 10 earlier this month. action w continues with a crucial Round 3 fixture between New South Wales and Queensland at Karen Rolton Oval in elaide. During Day 1 of four-day match, New South Wales’ speedster Mitchell Starc issued a Manking warning to Queensland batsman and his Australian teammate Marnus Labuschagne.

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Sheffield Shield 2020: Mitchell Starc follows R Ashwin’s route, warns Marnus Labuschagne

During 49th over of Queensland innings, Mitchell Starc withheld his delivery because he thought n-striker batsman Marnus Labuschagne was ahe of his crease. He issued a Manking warning to his Australian teammate, however, replays suggested that Labuschagne was t even out of his crease. moment stirred up a debate from fans and followers of Sheffield Shield 2020 competition in comments section of a 48-second video shared by Cricket Australia mselves.

Here is a look at some of fans reacting to Mitchell Starc after he pulled up on his stride for n-striker Marnus Labuschagne:

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One of more vocal vocates of Manking mode of dismissal, Ravichandran Ashwin (R Ashwin), recently performed same during ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. During October 5 game between Delhi and Bangalore, veteran Indian off-spinner warned in a similar manner to Bangalore’s opening batsman and Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch. However, in this case, Finch was found to be far beyond his crease before getting pulled up by R Ashwin.

Back in 2019, R Ashwin dismissed Rajasthan’s opening batsman Jos Buttler without even issuing a single warning. Playing as captain of Punjab franchise, seasoned T20 campaigner divided cricketing fraternity with his move. Before launch of Dream11 IPL 2020 season, Delhi coach Ricky Ponting revealed that he will be having a “talk” with R Ashwin as former Australian skipper believes that it is “against spirit of game”.

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Im source: Cricket Australia Twitter