Ashwin doesn’t ‘Mankad’ Finch for leaving his crease.
No, not this time. R Ashwin just gives Aaron Finch a warning at the non-striker’s end. I can imagine Ashwin resisting the temptation to mankad Finch.
A run-out missed would have proved costly had DC been on the flipped side of the win. I guess at the end of the day fair play does pay off.
Apparently Ashwin did pay heed to Ponting’s advice where there was an agreement between them of no mankad incidents this season. While Ashwin stayed true to his word, Ponting sitting in the dugout was seen smiling to see it happen.
The ‘Mankad’ debate has been a topic of debate ever since Ashwin dismissed Rajasthan Royal’s Jos Buttler in IPL 2019. When Ponting, in the lead-up to the tournament, was asked if he had spoken to Ashwin about it, the former Australian captain made it clear that he will not allow Ashwin to do the same while playing for the Delhi Capitals.