Delhi Capitals off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday said that he had spoken to the team coach Ricky Ponting about running out batsmen who back up too far at the non-striker’s end. Ashwin said that he would reveal details of the telephonic conversation next week.

“Ricky Ponting hasn’t yet reached (Dubai). After he comes, we will sit for a chat with him. He said he wants to have a conversation. We have already talked over the phone. It was a very interesting chat,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.

The form of dismissal, called Mankading, had hit the headlines during the Indian Premier League last year when Ashwin ran out England batsman Jos Buttler at the non-striker’s end. While Ashwin had defended his move saying that it was within the rules of the game, critics had called it a violation of the ‘spirit of the game’.

The Team India off spinner is currently in Dubai, with the IPL being shifted to UAE this year in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The marquee tournament will begin on September 19.

The contentious issue of Mankading became a talking point when Ponting said that he would have a discussion with Ashwin ahead of the tournament. While Ashwin has reached Dubai, Ponting is set to arrive next week and the two will talk in person before the Indian reveals what transpired between them.

Ashwin said it’s better to have a face-to-face conversation since the message of the heavily-accented Australians can get lost in translation.

“What happens sometimes is Australians’ messages in English get lost in translation and reach us with a different meaning. Even some of their jokes become news. That’s what it is and next week I will reveal a bit more about my conversation with Ricky.” Ponting had said he will have a “hard conversation” with Ashwin and won’t allow him to repeat the act at Delhi Capitals since it was “not within the spirit of the game”.