India, May 28 -- Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, who has had his fair share of experience of being targeted after that run-out incident in IPL 2019 involving Jos Buttler, jumped to Digvesh Rathi's defence as he tore into Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant on Wednesday. Ashwin backed Rathi amid his humiliation after his failed attempt to run out Royal Challengers Bengaluru stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma at the non-striker's end in the IPL 2025 face-off in Lucknow on Tuesday.

The incident happened on the final ball of the 17th over, during RCB's chase of 228. Rathi had already been denied a dismissal of the wicketkeeper-batter earlier in the over, owing to a backfoot no-ball, which was followed by a six off the free hit....