The dismissal quickly raised a fresh debate over the spirit of the game as R Ashwin didn't give Jos Buttler a prior warning.
Kings XI skipper Ashwin sparked off a big controversy on Monday when he mankaded Rajasthan Royals' Buttler, the first to be dismissed in such a manner in the history of the IPL.
Shane Warne wrote on his Twitter handle, "Ashwin's actions were simply disgraceful, and I hope the BCCI doesn’t condone this sort of behaviour in the IPL."
After the match, Upton said, "I think R Ashwin's action tonight speak for him and represent him when I looked up to the eyes of his teammates."
Rahane was lavish in his praise for the Kings XI bowling attack which restricted Rajasthan, especially after a superb start to the chase.
Ashwin received support from former Australian players Mitchell Johnson and Dean Jones, Rajasthan Royals brand ambassador Shane Warne and England ODI captain Eoin Morgan lashed out at the Indian spinner.
In past, Kapil Dev was lambasted after carrying out the act against Peter Kirsten in an ODI at Port Elizabeth on December 3, 1992.
With the matter snowballing, even the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said that the captain should have maintained decorum and that even the match officials failed in their duty.
Here's the probable playing XI for the DC vs CSK IPL clash where rejuvenated Delhi host MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings at Feroz Shah Kotla under Shreyas Iyer's leadership.
Weighing into the Mankading matter, Shukla said a call had been taken to avoid such dismissals in a meeting of captains and match referees in which RCB skipper Kohli and CSK skipper Dhoni were also present.
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