Ashwin reacts to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's physical contact with Sri Lankan player, calls the situation "understandable"

Former Indian off-spinner R Ashwin has spoken on the incident which took place in the final overs of India A's clash against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla on Monday, June 15.

A Super Over decided the fate of the tied affair, following prolonged discussions between both captains and the on-field umpires. Ugly scenes followed as India lost, with teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi seen pushing a Sri Lankan player, which was followed by a heated exchange. The Super Over also saw a controversial no-ball call, which led to a significant heated protest from the visiting captain Tilak Varma.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ashwin stated that the frustration shown by the India A side was understandable, highlighting that the no-ball call, given on height, was debatable and that, with light being a concern, the delay from the Lankan side before coming into bat in the Super Over was a point worth taking a note of.

These games won’t have as many cameras as we are used to seeing in the IPL. The No Ball call in the super over was debatable and the way Sri Lanka delayed coming into bat in the super over really irked the India A side.The frustration shown by the Indian team was…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in heated clash after Super Over loss

The two teams took on each other in their second meeting of the ongoing Tri-Nation series. Batting first, the Indians were bundled out for 265 in 49.2 overs, with a rescue act from Suryansh Shedge and Vipraj Nigam. In response, Sri Lanka got on with their chase in dominant fashion, but India pulled things back to tie the game.

India A made a stellar recovery from 143 for 7, with Shedge and Vipraj posting a 104-run stand to take them to 265. What looked like a smooth chase for Sri Lanka A was dented by stellar bowling in the back end of the innings, with Arshad Khan dismissing the well-set Sadeera Samarawickrama for 93. India A kept picking up key wickets to take the game to a tie.