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Friday, Jun 13, 2025
During last week's IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, which is captained by Morgan, Ashwin tried to take a run after a throw ricocheted off his batting partner Rishabh Pant's body.
Delhi skipper Pant and Ashwin had picked up a second run when the ball thrown by the fielder ricocheted off the batter and that seemed to have irked the KKR outfit.
In a series of tweets, Ashwin clarified his stand and made it clear that he would again run if the ball hit a fielder's body.
Southee will now reunite with his former captain Brendon McCullum, the head coach of KKR.
Southee dismissed Kohli for the 10th time in international cricket as he fell for three on the opening day of the second Test.
India now trail New Zealand by 39 runs going into fourth day.
Pant was called through for a single by Ajinkya Rahane in the fourth over on day two, and while the wicketkeeper told his vice-captain several times there was no run, he sacrificed himself and took off for the single.
The required target of nine runs was knocked off by New Zealand without much ado for their 100th Test win.
Indian head coach Ravi Shastri had thundered that his boys will play like the No. 1 team in the two-match series and he has been forced to eat his words by the Kiwis in the opening Test.
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