
Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin was at the receiving end after he 'Mankaded' Rajasthan's Jos Buttler in their campaign opener in Jaipur.
The debate on 'Mankad' raged on social media leaving the cricket world divided.While many questioned Ashwin's sportsmanship, Hyderabad's David Warner on Monday found a unique way to counter the 'Mankad' threat
During the Punjab vs Hyderabad game at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, the Australian cricketer deliberately took a start but extended himself to make sure that his bat was grounded and well inside the crease.
A video of the same also went viral with users showing it a way to tackle the 'Mankad' threat.
Warner smashed his fourth half-century of IPL 2019, but it was by far his slowest IPL fifty. His half-century came off 49 balls, the most he has taken to reach the 50-run mark in IPL cricket.
His previous slowest also came against Punjab in Hyderabad in IPL 2017 (45 balls). Warner carried on his bat for an uncharacteristic 70 not out off 62 balls to anchor Hyderabad's innings.
However, it was Punjab who celebrated the night as opener KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal struck fluent half-centuries to guide their side to a six-wicket win.
The win helped Punjab go third in the IPL Points Table.