Ravichandran Ashwin may seem like a cool customer, but can get overly fiery while playing. Such a scene was presented when the Kolkata Knight Riders faced off against the Delhi Capitals in Sharjah. Ashwin, who made the news for all reasons off the pitch, had a verbal exchange as he was grabbed by Tim Southee, sending millions of his fans dizzy. The incident took place in the 19th round. The capitals were in dire need of a few points when Ashwin took matters into his own hands, casting Southee. But he was caught instead by Nitish Rana. As they left, the two exchanged a few words. Later KKR skipper Eoin Morgan also joined us as the going got tough. Dinesh Karthik, who is from Ashwin’s home state, had to step in to calm things down. To concern:
(Ravichandran Ashwin) Ashwin has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. First, he was excluded from the squad for the opener against England at Trent Bridge despite a strong performance against Somerset in the domestic game. He later revealed he was in contention to play the second tryout match at Lord’s, but was sidelined as the weather in London changed dramatically on match morning. He ultimately did not play any matches and his fans blamed Virat Kohli for his fate. He also risked being knocked out for the T20 World Cup, but then sealed the deal. Some media claim Kohli didn’t want him on the side as he was more supportive of having his RCB teammate Yuzvendra Chahal.
Disciplined Kolkata restricts Delhi capitals to 127/9
The Kolkata Knight Riders put on a disciplined bowling show on slow ground to keep the Delhi Capitals 127/9 in 20 overs in Sharjah on Tuesday. For Delhi, captain Rishabh Pant got the best score with 39 while Steve Smith, who was playing his first game in the UAE stage, also had the same score.
IPL 2021: When conditions help, bowlers become match winners
This is the second time this season that Delhi has failed to hit a single six up their sleeves. Kolkata had bowlers in the foreground with Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson and part-time Venkatesh Iyer picking up two wickets each while Tim Southee had a scalp to his name.
