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It was instinctive, says KXI skipper

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Jaipur: Unapologetic about ‘Mankading’ Jos Buttler in an IPL match here, senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said his decision was “instinctive” and cricket laws should be reconsidered if what he did was against the ‘spirit of the game’.
Kings Xi Punjab captain Ashwin, in a match against Rajasthan Royals on Monday, ‘Mankaded’ rival batsman Jos Buttler, triggering a debate on ‘spirit of the game’.
In a first in 12 editions of the IPL, Ashwin ran out a rampaging Buttler, who was at the non-strikers’ end, on his delivery stride in the 13th over, an action popularly known as ‘Mankading’.
TV replays showed that Ashwin had waited for Buttler to move out of the crease before removing the bails. “Look it was very instinctive. It wasn’t planned or anything like that. It’s there within the rules of the game.” Said Ashwin (PTI)

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