R Ashwin slams Eoin Morgan, Tim Southee: I stood up for myself

An angry Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday asked Eoin Morgan and Tim Southee to not use ldquoderogatoryrdquo words and lecture him on Spirit of Cricket by taking a moral high ground after their onfield bustup over an extra run during an IPL gameDuring Tuesdayrsquos match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders Ashwin tried to take a run after a throw from the deep by Rahul Tripathi had ricocheted off his partner Rishabh Pantrsquos bodyMorgan and Ashwin then had an altercation with the England whiteball skipper calling the Indian a ldquodisgracerdquo and accusing him of not adhering to the Spirit of Cricket despite MCC rules allowing runs after rebound from a batsmanrsquos bodyA similar instanceEngland were also awarded four runs after a throw from the deep had rebounded off Ben Stokesrsquos bat during the 2019 World Cup final and the umpire had signalled overthrows leading to their title triumphDelhi Capitalsrsquo offspinner R AshwinOn Tuesday after Ashwin was dismissed by fast bowler Southee the bowler had apparently rebuked the senior India star by saying ldquoThatrsquos what happens when you cheatrdquoSoon Ashwin was seen charging towards Morgan and Southee prompting Dinesh Karthik to intervene and douse the fireIn a series of tweets Ashwin clarified his stand and made it clear that he would again run if the ball hit a fielderrsquos bodylsquoI am not a disgracersquoldquo1 I turned to run the moment I saw the fielder throw and didnrsquot know the ball had hit Rishabh 2 Will I run if I see it Of course I will and I am allowed to 3 Am I a disgrace like Morgan said I was Of course NOTrdquo Ashwin tweetedHe then told Morgan and Southee that Spirit of Cricket canrsquot be different strokes for different folksldquoDid I fight No I stood up for myself and thatrsquos what my teachers and parents taught me to do and please teach your children to stand up for themselves In Morgan or Southeersquos world of cricket they can choose and stick to what they believe is right or wrong but they do not have the right to take a moral high ground and use words that are derogatoryrdquo he wrote Ashwin is not liking that people have got down to passing judgements because of this incidentldquoWhatrsquos even more surprising is the fact that people are discussing this and also trying to talk about who is the good and bad person hererdquoThe Indian offspinner with 400plus Test scalps then said that all old school proponents of the gentlemanrsquos game should allow different perspectives to coexistHe also requested people to not judge on the basis of onfield cricketing decisions saying that all those who criticise are the ones who have made a living out of itldquoDo not confuse them by telling them that you will be termed a good person if you refuse the run or warn the nonstriker because all these people who are terming you good or bad have already made a living or they are doing what it takes to be successful elsewhererdquolsquoPlay within the rulesrsquoldquoGive your heart and soul on the field and play within the rules of the game and shake your hands once the game is over The above is the only spirit of the game I understandrdquo he wroteCheck out all the latest news and updates on IPL 2021This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever