IPL 2019 | In my opinion, R Ashwin is still the best Indian spinner, says Erapalli Prasanna

Ravichandran Ashwin’s dismissal of Jos Butler during their opening fixture at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium may go down in statistics as ‘run-out’ but the world, especially Rajasthan Royals supporters, will remember it as ‘mankading’. Ashwin ran out Rajasthan Royals opener, who was at the non-striker’s end, while he was in the process of bowling his delivery during the match in Jaipur on Monday. TV replays showed that the veteran off-spinner had waited for Buttler to move out of the crease before whipping off the bails.

“It’s not a question of whether he’s a best bowler or a best batsman. Jos Buttler is supposed to be a star player, but can he do this unfair running before the ball is delivered? Non-striker is not expected to leave the crease and take undue advantage of making the 22 yards into 20 yards before the ball is delivered,” the 78-year-old former spinner told PTI from Bengaluru.

“So many things have happened in the past. You have seen the ball tampering and all. They don’t remember all these after some time. Time is the great healer. Everyone will forget (after sometime). It’s definitely fair but I do not know why he’s saying he did it instinctively. Maybe he’s feeling guilty and lying to cover it up,” added the former India off-spinner.

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