Buttler ends ‘Mankad’ row with Ashwin

NEW DELHI: England’s Jos Buttler has declared an end to his showdown with Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin after being dismissed by a “Mankad” runout in the Indian Premier League.The Rajasthan Royals star had a heated exchange with the captain of Kings XI Punjab after being run out at the non-striker’s end while backing up in an incident that sparked an international debate on the “spirit of cricket”.Buttler told the Times of India he had looked at replays and was sure he should not have been given out, “But it’s all done now and I have moved on”. The dismissal, named after former India player Vinoo Mankad, is legal but is seen by many as unsporting unless the batsman has been warned first.Buttler said he did speak with Ashwin after the March 25 runout which even brought disapproval from the MCC, the arbiter of the game’s rules. “I just asked him if he really wishes to play the game that way. Whether he thought it was the right thing to do,” Buttler said. “And he obviously thought it was, in his opinion.”

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