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Ravichandran Ashwin has a witty response for Rajasthan Royals dig

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Former Kings XI Punjab captain Ravi Ashwin was involved in a good banter with Rajasthan Royals on New Years Eve. The banter began due to the infamous Mankad incident in last years IPL.

Ashwin who has been traded to Delhi Capitals for the following season . The reason behind the banter should be credited to the fan who shared a box of balls which had Mankad written on each of the six balls. The Jaipur based IPL team wasted no time and retweeted it “No points for guessing who is adding this to their cart for #IPL2020”.

Ashwin was also on his toe when it came to responding to the meme shared by the Rajasthan team. He dealt with the meme quite maturely and won the online battle with his witty reply and took the opportunity to wish the Royals a Happy New Year.

“Might well be a good collection for the non strikers who meander along.  Good banter nevertheless. Wish you all a happy 2020,” Ashwin replied.

In IPL 2019, an infamous incident took place between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals when Ravichandran Ashwin mankand out Rajasthan Royals wicket keeper batsman Jos Buttler.

The incident caused stir in the IPL and took the millennials and social media by a storm, the Indian off spinner faced alot of backlash by the fans and some questioned the off spinners sportsmanship spirit. There were groups who also supported the player and said that whatever he did was well inside the rules and regulations as framed by the ICC and MCC.

Despite all the criticism he received for the incident, Ashwin made his intentions clear for IPL 2020. Two days ago during a Q & A session on Twitter, when a fan asked him: “Who are the potential batsmen you can Mankad this IPL?”, Ashwin replied by saying: “Anyone that goes out of the crease”

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