Cricket has seen various rules and regulations evolve, with Mankading becoming one of the more talked-about tactics. Ravichandran Ashwin, known for using this controversial method, recently found himself on the receiving end during a TNPL game. Mohan Prasanth of Nellai attempted to Mankad him.
In the 28th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League held in Dindigul, the Nellai Royal Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first. The Dragons had a rocky start, losing opener Vimal Khumar to N Kabilan. However, Shivam Singh steadied the innings, scoring a half-century off 40 deliveries. Despite wickets falling at the other end, hopes were pinned on Ravichandran Ashwin to keep the scoreboard ticking for Dindigul. But Ashwin faced an unusual welcome from Mohan Prasath.
After Varun Chakravarthy’s dismissal, Ashwin came to the crease in the 14th over. Before he could face his first delivery, the Indian veteran was given a surprising warning by Prasath. As Prasath began his run-up to bowl the 15th over to Shivam, he noticed Ashwin stepping out of his crease. Prasath paused and gave Ashwin a sly warning, signalling that he could have been Mankaded if he hadn’t returned to the crease. This incident brought back memories of Ashwin’s own history with Mankading, leading to a flurry of reactions on social media, with fans and commentators discussing the moment.
Taste of his own medicine
Ash அண்ணா be like : நீ படிச்ச School-ல நா Headmaster டா! 😎😂
📺 தொடர்ந்து காணுங்கள் TNPL | Dindigul Dragons vs Nellai Royal Kings | Star Sports தமிழில் மட்டும்#TNPLOnStar #TNPL2024 #NammaOoruNammaGethu @TNPremierLeague pic.twitter.com/fI97alqNJl— Star Sports Tamil (@StarSportsTamil) July 28, 2024
A Warning to Ravichandran Ashwin at the non-striker end in TNPL. 😀 pic.twitter.com/CMqwJxoiQz
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 28, 2024
Lol
This is funny
Ashwin given warning at non-striker’s end 😂 Now we have seen it all.#TNPL2024pic.twitter.com/gC2fEY73t2
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) July 28, 2024
There is no TNPL without an Ashwin special.
This time, though, it’s you get what you give.
Warning for Ravi at the bowlers end! 😂pic.twitter.com/WZoWrmpe1Q— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) July 28, 2024
Hapefully
Met Ashish Nehra sometime back and got his autograph on the 2011 World Cup bat
Only 4 remaining now – Tendulkar, Dhoni, Virat and Ashwin
Hopefully I will complete it by next year this time. It would be the most important special and treasured autograph in my collection ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/4hWQdsODOA— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) July 28, 2024
Time travel
*Time-traveller moves a chair*
Ashwin gets a warning for staying inside the non-striker’s crease:pic.twitter.com/X41cah5x3E— Manya (@CSKian716) July 28, 2024
A POSTER IN TNPL…!!!!
“Thala, we need you in IPL 2025” 💛 pic.twitter.com/BIYzQJvWsO— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 28, 2024
Poster for Thala
Holding back
Extremely surprised to see @ashwinravi99 holding back a champion bowler like Varun Chakravarthy when there is so much of assistance for spinners in the pitch and trusting a young inexperienced Leftarm spinner ahead of Varun while defending a very low score of 136 #TNPL
— Prasanna (@prasannalara) July 28, 2024
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