The mankading by Ravichandran Ashwin incident during IPL 2019 that grabbed the headlines. The former skipper of Kings XI Punjab went on to mankaded Jos Butler during Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab. The incident was widely reported and a few fans had criticised Ashwin for the act. Now, a few days ago, the spinner fired yet another warning and said that everyone going out of the pitch will be mankaded. This surely didn’t go down well with the Rajasthan Royals and they went on to take a cheeky dig at Ravichandran Ashwin. The bowler also had a witty reply to the cheeky dig and his response will surely make you go ROFL. Jos Buttler Mankaded by Ravichandran Ashwin! Takes The Wicket as Per Law but Against the Spirit of Cricket; Watch Video from RR vs KXIP IPL 2019 Match.

So here’s exactly what happened. Ashwin conducted a question and answer session on social media where he was asked who are the potential batsmen who could be mankaded in IPL 2020. That’s when Ashwin said anyone who goes out of the crease. Another netizen went on to post a picture of white balls with mankad written on it. The netizen posted the snap with the caption, “My gift to Ashwin this Christmas.” The official account of Rajasthan Royals joined the bandwagon to take a cheeky dig at the off-spinner and retweeted the snap. “No points for guessing who is adding this to their cart for #IPL2020,” wrote Rajasthan Royals.

Little did they know that Ashwin would also have as a witty reply to the tweet

For the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, Ashwin will be playing for Delhi Capitals. Whereas, KL Rahul will now step into the shoes of the skipper for the Kings XI Punjab.

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