In a lighthearted comment, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said it would be easy to “mankad” South African all-rounder Marc Jansen.Ashwin praised Jansen’s performance in the ongoing Test match against India, writing on X: “He is a serious talent, long levers give him amazing swing with the bat and with the ball he is improving day by day.”The user responded to Ashwin and asked, “So what you’re saying is that his ‘long levers’ are very difficult for Mankad? Noted.” To which Ashwin replied, “It’s easier.”Ashwin had earlier run out Rajasthan Royals batsman Jose Buttler without delivering a ball in a 2019 IPL match while playing for Punjab Kings.
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Informally named after the legendary Vinoo Mankad, who first did it in 1947 against Australia, ‘Mankading’ is when a bowler dismisses a non-striker by removing the bails in the process of delivering the ball with the batsman outside the wicket. South African all-rounder Jansen scored 93 off 91 balls on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test of the two-match series in Guwahati to help the Proteas post a mammoth total of 489.Moreover, on Day 3 of the Test on Monday, Jansen played a destructive spell of fast bowling that tore apart the Indian batting line-up. Jansen finished with figures of 6/48, putting South Africa completely in control while also making it onto a number of elite statistical lists.In reply to South Africa’s 489, India were 288 behind in their first innings, but the tourists failed to push through and elected to bat again on the third day in Guwahati.After winning the first Test of the two-match series in Kolkata, South Africa are closing in on their first series win in India since Hansie Cronje’s side triumphed in 2000.
