Sanjay Manjrekar mocks 'Spirit of Cricket' with wit to defend R Ashwin 'Mankading' stance

Indian cricket commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has given his take on ‘R Ashwin Manking’ incident from 2019 which was recently ignited by Delhi Capitals he coach Ricky Ponting. It all began when former Australian captain said that he will be having a “hard conversation” with R Ashwin when latter joins Delhi Capitals camp in upcoming Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. During a recent interaction on Gre Cricketer Podcast, two-time World Cup-winning captain revealed that his impending conversation with R Ashwin will be regarding ‘Manking’ mode of dismissal he pulled off on English batsman Jos Buttler last season.

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Sanjay Manjrekar backs R Ashwin’s stance on Manking

R Ashwin’s stance on Manking quickly divided cricketing fraternity and till date, it remains one of highly-discussed points ahe of upcoming IPL 2020 season as well. Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar seems to be on veteran off-spinner'ss side, as evidenced from his tweet on Tuesday. When a Twitter user was speaking in favour of highly-frowned upon mode of dismissal, Manjrekar reciprocated opinion with a witty reply.

R Ashwin Manking: Sanjay Manjrekar mocks ‘Spirit of Cricket’

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R Ashwin reveals having an interesting chat with Ricky Ponting

A few days after Ricky Ponting’s stern warning, R Ashwin said on his YouTube channel that he has spoken to his IPL 2020 coach on contentious issue of running out batsmen, who back up too far at n-striker's end. However, he also said that he will only reveal contents of telephonic conversation next week. While R Ashwin has reached Dubai for IPL 2020 season, Ponting is set to arrive next week and two will talk in person before Indian reveals what transpired between m.

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R Ashwin Manking Jos Buttler in IPL 2019, watch video

IPL 2020 dates and venue updates

With a launch scheduled for September 19, IPL 2020 will run till vember 10 across three UAE venues. Earlier, tournament was scheduled to commence on March 29 in India. However, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to delay and subsequently shift event out of country due to a spike in coronavirus cases in India.

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