IPL 2021: Ravichandran Ashwin says ‘not a personal battle’ against Eoin Morgan

Apart from Eoin Morgan, even former Australia leg-spinner, Shane Warne felt it was an unnecessary single which Ravichandran Ashwin ran of a rebound.

Delhi Capitals off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin opened up on what transpired between him and Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Eoin Morgan and paceman Tim Southee in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match last week. Ashwin revealed that he had got charged up after an ‘untoward’ send-off by Morgan and Southee.

Following that an incident occurred during the DC innings when skipper Rishabh Pant and the off-spinner ran a run after a rebound from the former’s body. Unimpressed by this, Morgan had an altercation with Ashwin calling him a disgrace and accusing him of not following the ‘spirit of cricket’.

Apart from Morgan, even former Australia leg-spinner, Shane Warne felt it was an unnecessary single which Ashwin ran of a rebound. The off-spinner finally opened up about the matter after his side’s win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Dubai on Monday (October 4).