Ravichandran Ashwin, James Anderson Involved In Hilarious Banter Over 'Mankad'

Ravichandran Ashwin and James Anderson were involved in a fine banter on Twitter in the wake of the recent Mankad incident that took place in the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup. The incident took place during the quarterfinal clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad had decided to Mankad Pakistan’s Mohammad Huraira in the game.

Unsurprisingly, the action has drawn mixed reactions from all around. While Mankad is well within the rules of the game, it is widely considered unsportsmanlike. Thus while many justified the bowler’s action, there were also some who criticised it and James Anderson was definitely in the second category.

Replying to the incident, the England legend did not took a shot at Noor Ahmad but urged the ICC to scrap the rule. This is when Ravichandran Ashwin decided to take a dig at him by reminding him of his action when the India spinner dismissed Jos Buttler through Mankad in the last IPL.

Anderson had infamously shredded Ravichandran Ashwin’s picture in order to express his feelings over the incident. And thus when Anderson asked the ICC to scrap the law, Ravichandran Ashwin cheekily said that a shredder might do the trick.

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Well, Anderson was not ready to have Ashwin the last laugh and replied to his tweet. After coming across a news piece covering his and Ashwin’s tweet, Anderson cheekily tweeted:

“I wonder why Ravi wants the law to stay! ? #lovesamankad”

I wonder why Ravi wants the law to stay! ? #lovesamankad

— James Anderson (@jimmy9) February 1, 2020

And Ashwin made sure to reply to the tweet and he made it clear that he won’t fall into Anderson’s trap by commenting on Mankad. The India ace instead kept his focus on the shredder, writing:

“I am not taking the bait mate?, my point was about the usefulness of a shredder and not the run out.”

I am not taking the bait mate?, my point was about the usefulness of a shredder and not the run out.

— Ashwin ?? (@ashwinravi99) February 1, 2020