<p class="title">Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler on Monday became the first victim of 'Mankading' in the history of the Indian Premier League when a desperate Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the batsman in the controversial manner during their IPL match here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Buttler going strong at 69 off 43 balls while chasing 185 runs, Ashwin 'mankaded' the Rajasthan Royals opener without giving him any warning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As per the laws of the game, the third umpire declared Buttler out but such a dismissal had always raised eyebrows as it is considered against the spirit of the game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As expected Buttler seemed furious and had a heated exchange with Ashwin before leaving the field. The dismissal is sure to create a big controversy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajasthan were 108 for one in 12.4 overs at that stage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Among Indians, it was Kapil Dev who had 'mankaded' Peter Kirsten of South Africa during the 1992-93 series and in Indian domestic cricket Railways' spinner Murali Karthik had mankaded Sandipan Das of Bengal during a Ranji Trophy match.</p>
<p class="title">Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler on Monday became the first victim of 'Mankading' in the history of the Indian Premier League when a desperate Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the batsman in the controversial manner during their IPL match here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Buttler going strong at 69 off 43 balls while chasing 185 runs, Ashwin 'mankaded' the Rajasthan Royals opener without giving him any warning.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As per the laws of the game, the third umpire declared Buttler out but such a dismissal had always raised eyebrows as it is considered against the spirit of the game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As expected Buttler seemed furious and had a heated exchange with Ashwin before leaving the field. The dismissal is sure to create a big controversy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rajasthan were 108 for one in 12.4 overs at that stage.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Among Indians, it was Kapil Dev who had 'mankaded' Peter Kirsten of South Africa during the 1992-93 series and in Indian domestic cricket Railways' spinner Murali Karthik had mankaded Sandipan Das of Bengal during a Ranji Trophy match.</p>