Ashwin refrained from ‘Mankading’ this time

Ashwin smile wryly after catching Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Aaron Finch short of the crease and warned the Australian during the IPL match

Dubai: Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday refrained from doing what he would instinctively do in the past — Mankad the batsman after he had backed up too far at the non-striker’s end.

Instead, what the Delhi capitals off-spinner did was smile wryly after catching Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Aaron Finch short of the crease during their Indian Premier League match here. The bowler, though, warned the Australian.

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In the dugout, DC coach Ricky Ponting, who found himself at odds with Ashwin on the contentious issue of Mankading in the run-up to the tournament, also smiled.