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Updated March 26th, 2019 at 10:51 IST

IPL 2019: Shane Warne rips into Ravichandran Ashwin for 'Mankading' Jos Buttler, goes on a Twitter rampage and seeks BCCI's intervention

Former Australian leg-spin great and Rajasthan Royals mentor Shane Warne has slammed Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper Ravichandran Ashwin after he controversially dismissed Rajasthan Royals' (RR) Jos Buttler

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Former Australian leg-spin great and Rajasthan Royals mentor Shane Warne has slammed Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper Ravichandran Ashwin after he controversially dismissed Rajasthan Royals' (RR) Jos Buttler on Monday.

The 2008 IPL winning skipper has gone on a Twitter rampage leaving no stones unturned in expressing his anger on Ashwin, who mankaded Buttler in his side's 14-run win at Jaipur.

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The incident took place in the 13th over of Rajasthan's innings when Ashwin was bowling. In the midway of his run-up, the KXIP skipper realized that Buttler, standing at the non-striker's end, was out of his crease, and he dislodged the bails, leaving the RR batsman stranded.

Ashwin did not hesitate in claiming the wicket, and the decision wa referred to the third umpire, who ruled it out, much to the disgust of Buttler and his teammates, coaching staff sitting in the dugout.

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Published March 26th, 2019 at 08:54 IST

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