Delhi Daredevils coach Ricky Ponting confident Ravi Ashwin will not repeat Mankad: "I think we're both on the same page"

The India spinner caused controversy during the 2019 edition of the competition but his new coach is confident there will no repeat in Capitals colours

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Ravi Ashwin is unlikely to repeat the Mankad which caused controversy during last year's Indian Premier League, Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting has revealed.

The India spinner caused a major incident in the 2019 edition after dismissing Rajasthan Royals batsman Jos Buttler in his delivery stride.

Though the act in isolation was within the laws of the game, it sparked significant criticism with Shane Warne labelling it "simply disgraceful".

Law 41.6 reads: "If the non-striker is out of his/her ground from the moment the ball comes into play to the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, the bowler is permitted to attempt to run him/her out."

Ashwin will spend the 13th IPL with Capitals, who are coached by Ponting. The pair have wasted little time in discussing last season's incident and the ex-Australia captain believes the pair have reached an agreement.

"I think we're both on the same page," he told cricket.com.au. "He feels he did everything in the rules and laws of the game and he's absolutely right.

"He's saying, 'What if it's the last ball of the IPL, what if I'm bowling and the batting teams needs two runs to win and the non-striker is charging halfway down the wicket? What do you expect me to do?'

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"There's an argument there as well, but as I said to him, I would expect that he would hold on to the ball and not Mankad and tell the batsman to stay in his crease next time and see if he's good enough to try and close the game out for us."

This year's delayed IPL will get underway on September 19.

Ponting currently sits on the MCC World Cricket committee, which meets twice a year and can recommend rules changes.

And the 45-year-old is firm that something has to be done about the Mankad regulation.

"I think something has to happen with the laws of the game to make sure batsmen can't cheat and there certainly shouldn't be the Mankad rule the way it is," he added

"I think if you bring in some sort of run penalty for the batsman if they're deliberately leaving their crease and pinching ground that might be the way to go about it.

"I'm sure those discussions are happening at the moment because I don't think it's a good look on the game when you see a Mankad happen.

"I think something is going to have to change."

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