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The action of Harsh Mankad in not lending support to the proposal for removal of the term 'Mankading' merits applause and praise.
Charlie was left in tears after the dismissal ended her gritty knock of 47.
Deepti Sharma's controversial run out that sealed India's whitewash of their English opponents has been a subject of debate.
Cricketers have used the age-old method of shining one side of the ball with saliva and sweat to help bowlers generate more movement in the air as it travels towards batters.
What Ashwin did was legal and correct. The action of Butler in trying to steal a run was unfair and it met with a deserving fate.
The seasoned off-spinner, who is the captain of Kings XI Punjab, ran out the Rajasthan Royals opener, who was at the non-striker's end, on his delivery stride in Jaipur on Monday. The act has left the cricket world divided on the 'spirit of the game'.
While Ashwin received support from former Australian players Mitchell Johnson and Dean Jones, spin legend and Rajasthan Royals brand ambassador Shane Warne and England ODI captain Eoin Morgan lashed out at the Indian spinner.
In a first in 12 editions of the IPL, Kings XI Punjab captain Ashwin ran out a rampaging Jos Buttler, who was at the non-strikers' end, on his delivery stride in the 13th over of the chase.
As Kings XI Punjab skipper R Ashwin finds himself in the eye of the storm after 'Mankading' Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler during their IPL match, Onmanorama takes a look-back at Kapil Dev's infamous act during the tour of South Africa in 1992.
The MCC, custodian of cricket's laws, had earlier said the decision could have gone either way depending on how 'the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball' is interpreted.
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