Taste your own medicine, said Mohan Prasanth, who tried to run out Ravichandran Ashwin in a recent Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match. Ashwin, the Indian spin maestro renowned for his astute cricketing mind and penchant for ‘running out non-strikers’, found himself on the receiving end of a similar tactic. The incident unfolded during a Dindigul Dragons match against Nellai Royal Kings, where the latter won the match by four wickets.
While batting for Dindigul, Ashwin, who is also the team’s captain, was issued a warning by the left-arm spinner, Mohan Prasath. During the 15th over, Ashwin was preparing to leave the crease, halted his delivery and conveyed a message to the umpire about the Ashwin’s positioning. Replays later confirmed that Ashwin’s bat was grounded, but the incident sparked a certain amusement among viewers and commentators alike.
Taste your own medicine, Ashwin!
The irony of the situation was not lost on anyone. Ashwin has been a vocal proponent of running out non-strikers who back up too far, famously executing such a dismissal against Jos Buttler in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The incident in the TNPL match, therefore, was a comical twist of fate, with Ashwin experiencing firsthand the pressure felt by batters when faced with the prospect of being run out.
While the laws of the game permit bowlers to run out non-strikers who back up too far, the practice has often been met with mixed reactions.
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