IPL 2019: 5 talking points this season

#1 R Ashwin Mankads Jos Buttler

R Ashwin (R) mankading Jos Buttler (L)

Unarguably the most talked-about moment in IPL 2019 will be R Ashwin mankading Jos Buttler. IPL has never been short of controversies, and this season was no exception.

It all happened in Match 4 of IPL 2019, RR vs KXIP. Punjab batted first and scored 184-4 in their first innings on the back of some good knocks form Gayle and Sarfaraz Khan. The Royals needed 77 runs from 43 balls with Jos Buttler (69 runs of 43 balls) going strong still at the crease, and was joined by Sanju Samson.

KXIP captain R Ashwin saw Buttler backing up too far at the non-striker's end and ran him out before dellivering the ball. Eventually, Rajasthan Royals suffered a 14-run defeat, as they were not able to carry themselves along after Buttler's dismissal.

The event grabbed eyeballs all over the world and became a topic of debate for all the cricketers and cricket pundits. Everyone placed a different opinion of himself about the incident, but was surerly the biggest talking point in IPL 2019.