Angry Ashwin hits back at KKR captain Morgan

TIL Desk Sports/ An angry Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday asked Eoin Morgan and Tim Southee to not use ‘derogatory’ words and lecture him on ‘Spirit of Cricket’ by taking a moral high ground after their on-field bust-up over an extra run during an IPL game.

During Tuesday’s IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, Ashwin tried to take a run after a throw from the deep by Rahul Tripathi had ricocheted off his partner Rishabh Pant’s body. Morgan and Ashwin then had an altercation with the England white-ball skipper calling the Indian a ‘disgrace’ and accusing him of not adhering to the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ despite MCC rules allowing runs after rebound from a batsman’s body.

England were also awarded four runs after a throw from the deep had rebounded off Ben Stokes’ bat during the 2019 World Cup final, and the umpire had signalled overthrows, leading to their title triumph. After Ashwin was dismissed by Southee, the KKR fast bowler had apparently rebuked the senior India star by saying, “That’s what happens when you cheat”.