IPL 2021: DC spinner Ravichandran Ashwin clears air on altercation with Eoin Morgan and Tim Southee | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Two days after having an altercation with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Eoin Morgan on the field, Delhi Capitals’ spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday cleared the air on what exactly happened and he also gave his take on the much-debated ‘spirit of cricket’.
Ashwin and Morgan were involved in a heated exchange after the former was dismissed by Tim Southee in the last over of the DC innings at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. DC skipper Rishabh Pant and Ashwin had picked a second run off the last ball of the 19th over and that seemed to have irked the KKR outfit as some consider it to be against the guidelines of Fair Play to take a run when the ball thrown by the fielder ricochets off the batter.
“I turned to run the moment I saw the fielder throw and dint know the ball had hit Rishabh. Will I run if I see it!? Of course, I will and I am allowed to. Am I a disgrace like Morgan said I was? Of course NOT,” tweeted Ashwin.
In a series of tweets, Ashwin then stated how he will always take a stand for himself because that is what he has been taught by his parents and teachers.

“Did I fight? No, I stood up for myself and that’s what my teachers and parents taught me to do and pls teach your children to stand up for themselves. In Morgan or Southee’s world of cricket, they can choose and stick to what they believe is right or wrong but do not have the right to take a moral high ground and use words that are derogatory. What’s even more surprising is the fact that people are discussing this and also trying to talk about who is the good and bad person here,” said Ashwin in another tweet.
Further talking about the incident, Ashwin said: “There are millions of cricketers with several thought processes that play this great game to make it their careers, teach them that an extra run taken due to a poor throw aimed to get you out can make your career and an extra yard stolen by the non-striker can break your career.”
“Do not confuse them by telling them that you will be termed a good person if you refuse the run or warn the non-striker, 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 elsewhere. Give 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 understand.”