Dr D's column: Jos Buttler or Ashwin, who was taking advantage during the Mankad episode?

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Dear Dr D,

The target was 184, the team was on 108/1, and I was on 69. It looked easy and it was easy.

And then, the unthinkable happened. Ashwin did a… a… I cannot bring myself to even say it, but I’ll try, a Mankad on me. It was horrible. I felt violated. It was shameful.


I was outside the crease and he just took the bails off. No warning, no politeness, no grace. It was a moment of evil, Doc. What happened next was entirely predictable: a collapse in the batting and we lost: the first time Punjab beat us on our home ground in Rajasthan!

Is it cheating? Is it a crime? People are saying there should be jail time for this, but I am not certain. What do you think?

Jos B,
Jaipur-London

2019 IPL Auction: Teams Welcome New Faces; Rookies Varun Chakaravarthy & Jaydev Unadkat Bagged For Rs 8.4 Cr

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The 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held on Tuesday saw new cricket teams invest in several fresh faces.

Names like Varun Chakaravarthy (L), Sam Curran (C) and Jaydev Unadkat were sold for a price tag of over Rs 7 crore.

Here's a recap of the highest-paid new cricketers at IPL.

The 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held on Tuesday saw new cricket teams invest in several fresh faces. Names like Varun Chakaravarthy (L), Sam Curran (C) and Jaydev Unadkat were sold for ..

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Kings XI Punjab set the trend when they bought leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy (L) for a price tag of Rs 8.4 crore.

Immediately after, the Punjab franchise invested in Rs 7.2 crore on bowler Sam Curran, which made him the highest paid overseas player.

Kings XI Punjab set the trend when they bought leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy (L) for a price tag of Rs 8.4 crore. Immediately after, the Punjab franchise invested in Rs 7.2 crore on bowler Sam Cur..

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The Punjab franchise bought 17-year-old wicket-keeper Prabhsimran Singh (top left) and pace spearhead Mohammed Shami (top right) for a whopping Rs 4.8 crore each. It further splurged Rs 4.2 crore for West Indian Nicholas Pooran (bottom left) and Rs 1 crore for Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques.

The Punjab franchise bought 17-year-old wicket-keeper Prabhsimran Singh (top left) and pace spearhead Mohammed Shami (top right) for a whopping Rs 4.8 crore each. It further splurged Rs 4.2 crore for..

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Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals snapped up Jaydev Unadkat (C) in seconds after the cricketer delivered a satisfactory stint last season.

Despite the huge investment, the team spent big on bagging other quicks in Varun Aaron (R) for Rs 2.4 crore and Oshane Thomas for Rs 1.10 crore.

Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals snapped up Jaydev Unadkat (C) in seconds after the cricketer delivered a satisfactory stint last season. Despite the huge investment, the team spent big on ..

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United Spirits-owned Royal Challengers Bangalore invested in many lesser-known, young faces. The team bought uncapped Shivam Dubey (top left) for Rs 5 crore, West Indian Shimron Hetmyer (top right) for Rs 4.2 crore, Akshsdeep Nath (bottom right) for Rs 3.6 crore, and Prayas Raj Barman for Rs 1.5 crore.

United Spirits-owned Royal Challengers Bangalore invested in many lesser-known, young faces. The team bought uncapped Shivam Dubey (top left) for Rs 5 crore, West Indian Shimron Hetmyer (top right) ..

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Delhi Capitals, formerly known as the Delhi Daredevils, strengthened their middle-order batting by investing a lion's share of whopping Rs 6.4 crore on South African Colin Ingram (top right), followed by Axar Patel (top left) for Rs 5 crore. It further spent Rs 2 crore each to bag all-rounders Hanuma Vihari (bottom left) and Sherane Rutherford (not pictured). The team also got veteran India pacer Ishant Sharma (bottom right) for Rs 1.10 crore.

Delhi Capitals, formerly known as the Delhi Daredevils, strengthened their middle-order batting by investing a lion's share of whopping Rs 6.4 crore on South African Colin Ingram (top right), followe..

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Chennai Super Kings retained most of their cricketers on their side, and hardly invested in any fresh faces.

The defending champions bought Mohit Sharma for Rs 5 crore.

Chennai Super Kings retained most of their cricketers on their side, and hardly invested in any fresh faces. The defending champions bought Mohit Sharma for Rs 5 crore.

Kolkata Knight Riders splurged on West Indian power-hitter Carlos Brathwaite (left) for Rs 5 crore.

The Dinesh Karthik-led team also bought Lockie Ferguson for Rs 1.6 crore.

Kolkata Knight Riders splurged on West Indian power-hitter Carlos Brathwaite (left) for Rs 5 crore. The Dinesh Karthik-led team also bought Lockie Ferguson for Rs 1.6 crore.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad stayed focused on getting a wicketkeeper-batsman to balance their batting. It bagged the services of Jonny Bairstow (L) for Rs 2.2 crore and stumper Wriddhiman Saha (C) for Rs 1.2 crore. It also got New Zealander Martin Guptill for Rs 1 crore after the right-hander went unsold in the first round.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad stayed focused on getting a wicketkeeper-batsman to balance their batting. It bagged the services of Jonny Bairstow (L) for Rs 2.2 crore and stumper Wriddhiman Saha (C) for R..

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Mumbai Indians splurged Rs 3.4 crore to buy India discard Barinder Sran (R). Further, it bolstered its bowling attack by buying Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga (L) for Rs 2 crore. After the southpaw went unsold in the first round, the Mumbai franchise bought Yuvraj Singh (C) for Rs 1 crore.

Mumbai Indians splurged Rs 3.4 crore to buy India discard Barinder Sran (R). Further, it bolstered its bowling attack by buying Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga (L) for Rs 2 crore. After the southpaw went u..

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Dear Jos,

The rule says that batsmen must remain in their crease. You chose to take a stroll. Run-outs are decided by the most minute of distances in our time. Your being outside the crease means you were taking advantage of the bowler and his team. I see your record says that you have been Mankaded before.

You seem to be a habitual offender. There is certainly cheating and gamesmanship happening here, but it wasn’t Ashwin doing it.

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