‘He had a one-hour discussion’: R Ashwin reveals Rahul Dravid’s lengthy debate with bartender on Bairstow stumping

Ravichandran Ashwin recently revealed how Indian coach Rahul Dravid’s had a lengthy conversation with a bartender on Jonny Bairstow’s stumping, which divided the cricket world on the spirit of cricket.
“The other day, we were sitting on a beach, and Rahul bhai bought me a lemon juice,” said Ashwin on his YouTube channel.  “He had a one-hour discussion with the bartender and waiter on whether Jonny Bairstow was out or not,” said Ashwin.
“They spoke about rules, the spirit of cricket, and everything in their discussion. They are all so passionate.
“Then suddenly an old man came and declared, “He Bairstow maan, he out maan!”,” said Ashwin.

We must get one fact loud and clear
“The keeper would never have a dip at the stumps from that far out in a test match unless he or his team have noticed a pattern of the batter leaving his crease after leaving a ball like Bairstow did.”
We must applaud the game smarts of… https://t.co/W59CrFZlMa
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) July 2, 2023
Earlier in the aftermath of the incident Ashwin had tweeted his opinion and said: “We must get one fact loud and clear. The keeper would never have a dip at the stumps from that far out in a test match unless he or his team have noticed a pattern of the batter leaving his crease after leaving a ball like Bairstow did. We must applaud the game smarts of the individual rather than skewing it towards unfair play or spirit of the game.”
Chasing 371 Bairstow along with skipper Ben Stokes (155) was about to forge a partnership at a crucial stage of the game. However, when he ducked at a slow bouncer from Cameron Green and then ventured out of the crease thinking that the ball was already ‘dead’, keeper Carey played within the rules and broke the stumps.
Third umpire Marais Erasmus adjudged it stumped in favour of Australia. A dazed Bairstow walked back but an unhappy England captain after the game didn’t appreciate the Australian tactic as he felt that they clearly knew Bairstow hadn’t ventured out in pursuit of trying to steal a run.

As per ICC Playing Conditions, rule 20.1.2, Carey was well within his rights to break the stumps. The rule 20.1.2 states: “The ball shall be considered to be dead when it is clear to the bowler’s end umpire that the fielding side and both batsmen at the wicket have ceased to regard it as in play.”