In the 2nd Test match against Bangladesh in Dhaka, the Indian team registered a win chasing a target of 145 runs. Just when the Indian team was about to lose after India’s batting line-up was disrupted by Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s five-wicket haul. Things got exciting and took a favorable turn for the team when Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer joined hands.
Their partnership was an unbeaten 71-run partnership which led to India’s win by 3 wickets. the Indian team scored 2-0 in the series against Bangladesh.
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After Ravichandran Ashwin walked in, he saved the team from a major embarrassment. After half an hour, Ashwin’s batting gave the situation a 360-degree turn. Ashwin scored 42 off 62 with Shreyas Iyer who scored 29 off 46 and helped India come out of the crisis. For his outstanding performance, Ravichandran Ashwin was awarded the Player of the Match trophy.
Ashwin posted a picture of himself holding the Player of the Match trophy on Twitter
Great game and a memorable win. #blessed #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/hhhW0PBRue
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 25, 2022
A Sri Lankan journalist commented on his picture and mocked him
The SL journalist wrote,
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“”You should have handed this 🏆 to Mominul Haque, Who dropped that dolly.. had he bagged it, India all out for 89 for sure.. 😃 @ashwinravi99″”
You should have handed this 🏆 to Mominul Haque, Who dropped that dolly.. had he bagged it, India all out for 89 for sure.. 😃 @ashwinravi99 https://t.co/Wmq87XiLm2
— Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) December 25, 2022
For the unversed, Mominul Haque who was fielding at the short leg dropped Ashwin on 1 when India needed 65 more runs to win. This was a huge turning point in the match.
Ravi Ashwin didn’t sit back and trolled the Sri Lankan journalist for his mockery
Ashwin was quick to come up with an epic reply. In his reply, Ashwin wrote,
“Oh no ! I thought I blocked you, oh sorry that’s the other guy. 🤔🤔🤔 what’s his name?? Yes Daniel Alexander that’s the name !!
Imagine what you both would do if India dint play cricket😂😂”
Oh no ! I thought I blocked you, oh sorry that’s the other guy. 🤔🤔🤔 what’s his name?? Yes Daniel Alexander that’s the name !!
Imagine what you both would do if India dint play cricket😂😂 https://t.co/FFqBvAPtDh— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 25, 2022
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Meanwhile, social media has been flooded with praise and tweets for the Indian cricketer’s epic reply. Take a look at some of them
kadak hai anna pic.twitter.com/aGQ9wIN7Eq
— Rishikesh Kumar (@RishikeshViews) December 25, 2022
Best tweet I have seen this year….
— Naveen Sharma (@iamnaveenn100) December 25, 2022
Ashwin field mei bhi and Twitter mei bhi sabko dho raha hai! Keep going man, we are with you!
— Priyanka Hemanti Bhatt (@iPriyankaBhatt) December 25, 2022
Still smashing it 💥 pic.twitter.com/HZu55ypgP7
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) December 25, 2022
Haha thok diya 🤣🤣
— Pramod Kumar Singh (@SinghPramod2784) December 25, 2022
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That was a “Googley” bowled by an Off Spinner. 😄 What a champion player you are @ashwinravi99 . Your batting helped us save Sydney Test against Australia & beat Bangladesh at #Mirpur . Not to forget that last ball 4 against Pakistan in #T20WorldCup 👏👏👏
— Pramod Kumar Singh (@SinghPramod2784) December 25, 2022
— Ritam Halder | ঋতম হালদার (@ritam_de_scribe) December 25, 2022
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Time for #Burnol to release a brand new jingle exclusively for these fans. 🤣😄
— Saptak Ghosh (সপ্তক) (@SaptakSG) December 25, 2022
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