Ashwin, who was in the limelight for the last time IPL after firing Jos Buttler during a Kings XI Punjab versus Royals of Rajasthan encounter, he did something his current IPL coach did not approve of.
However, Ashwin and Ponting have had an open discussion here about the mode of dismissal and, by the former Australian captain’s own admission, they have reached a point in common.
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“He (Ashwin) got me on a podcast with him when I first came here to have a good open talk about it,” Ponting told Cricket.com.au.
“I think we’re both on the same page. He feels like he did everything in the rules and laws of the game and he’s absolutely right,” Ponting said.
In fact, Ponting found logic in Ashwin’s logic.
“He’s saying, ‘What if it’s the last ball of the IPL, what if I’m pitching and the batting teams need two runs to win and the non-attacking one is charging halfway down the wicket? What do you expect? make?’ ?
“There’s an argument there too, but like I told you, I’d expect him to hold onto the ball and not Mankad and tell the hitter to stay in place next time and see if he’s good enough to try and close the game for us. ”
The heavy hitter, however, made it clear that there is no room for “cheating,” which is the case when non-strikers tend to backtrack too far.
“It shouldn’t get to that stage anyway, hitters shouldn’t cheat. That’s what hitters are doing, hitters are actually cheating by trying to steal a yard or two here or there. It’s something that needs to be addressed. “.
Ponting reiterated the need for a career penalty for violators.
“I think something has to happen with the laws of the game to make sure that hitters can’t cheat and there certainly shouldn’t be the rule ……. as it is,” he said.
“I think if you introduce some kind of run penalty for the hitter if they deliberately leave their crease and pinch the ground, that might be the way to do it.
“I’m sure those discussions are happening right now because I don’t think it’s a good aspect of the game.
“I think something will have to change,” Ponting concluded.
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