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R. Ashwin

R. Ashwin

India·Bowler

One of India's greatest off-spinners who divided opinions with his Mankading of Jos Buttler in IPL 2019, sparking a worldwide debate about the spirit of cricket.

9 incidents documented

Controversies & Incidents

🏏Moderate

Deepti Sharma's Mankad of Charlotte Dean

England Women vs India Women

24 September 2022

Deepti Sharma ran out Charlotte Dean at the non-striker's end for backing up too far, sparking a fierce global debate about the spirit of cricket versus the laws of the game.

#deepti sharma#charlotte dean#mankad
🏏Moderate

DRS Controversy in Day-Night Test — Ahmedabad 2021

India vs England

24-25 February 2021

Multiple controversial LBW decisions in the pink-ball Ahmedabad Test that finished inside two days, with questions about ball tracking accuracy on a turning pitch.

#drs#pink ball#ahmedabad
🔥Moderate

Ahmedabad Pink Ball Test Ends in Two Days — Pitch Controversy

India vs England

24 February 2021

The third Test between India and England at the newly rebuilt Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad ended inside two days, with 30 wickets falling on a pitch that turned sharply from the first session.

#pitch#ahmedabad#motera
🏏Moderate

Ashwin Mankads Buttler — IPL 2019

Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab

25 March 2019

R. Ashwin controversially ran out Jos Buttler at the non-striker's end by removing the bails before delivering the ball.

#mankad#ashwin#buttler
🔥Moderate

The Mankading Debate — Ashwin Runs Out Buttler at Non-Striker's End

Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals

25 March 2019

Ravichandran Ashwin ran out Jos Buttler at the non-striker's end in an IPL match, reigniting the centuries-old Mankading debate about the spirit of cricket vs the laws of the game.

#mankading#ashwin#buttler
🔥Moderate

Nagpur Dustbowl — India vs South Africa 2015 Pitch Scandal

India vs South Africa

25 November 2015

The Nagpur Test pitch for the 2015 India-South Africa series was rated 'poor' by the ICC after the match ended in under three days on a pitch that crumbled and turned square from day one.

#pitch#nagpur#dustbowl
🏏Mild

Sachithra Senanayake Runs Out Jos Buttler — 2014 ODI

England vs Sri Lanka

3 June 2014

Sri Lanka's Sachithra Senanayake ran out Jos Buttler at the non-striker's end during an ODI, making Buttler a repeat victim of the controversial dismissal.

#mankad#senanayake#buttler
Serious

India vs Pakistan World Cup Semi-Final 2011 — The Match the World Watched

India vs Pakistan

2011-03-30

India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in the 2011 World Cup semi-final at Mohali — the most watched cricket match in history, televised to an estimated 988 million viewers globally, with both Prime Ministers watching from the same stand.

#india#pakistan#2011-world-cup
🏏Moderate

The Original Mankad — Vinoo Mankad, 1947

Australia vs India

13-17 December 1947

Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown at the non-striker's end during India's tour of Australia, creating a dismissal type that would bear his name for decades.

#mankad#vinoo mankad#bill brown