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"On my part, it was very instinctive (mankading of Jos Buttler in IPL 2019). It wasn’t planned or anything like that. It’s there within the rules of the game. I don’t understand where the spirit of the game comes (in). Naturally, if it’s there in the rules it’s there," Ashwin said. Here is a full list of batsmen 'mankaded' in cricket since 1947

A total of 17 matches will be played during the first two weeks period across the eight home venues of the respective franchises. IPL 2019 will get under way in Chennai with defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) facing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 23

In 2009 and 2014 (partly) the tournament was shifted out of India as the UPA governments felt it would be difficult to provide security with the general elections happening at around the same time. 'It is proposed that the VIVO IPL 2019 will commence on March 23, 2019. The detailed schedule will be finalised in consultation with the appropriate authorities,' BCCI said on Tuesday

Australian duo of Steve Smith and David Warner, who are serving a 12-month ban for ball-tampering offence, have been retained by Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) respectively. They had missed IPL 2018 due to the suspension