INDvsAUS: There was an interesting conversation between Team India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Nayawal Chhateshwar Pujara on Twitter. Ashwin reacts to Pujara’s bowling.
First Published Mar 14, 2023, 5:42 PM IST
It is known that the fourth Test between India and Australia ended in a draw at the Ahmedabad venue. The batters celebrated on this pitch which was suitable for batting. As the Aussie batsmen were not out in the second innings, captain Rohit Sharma gave the ball to Chhateshwar Pujara and Shubman Gill. Pujara and Gill bowled an over each. However, recently Team India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin threw satires on Pujara’s bowling.
After the end of the fourth Test, Ashwin posted a photo of Pujara bowling on his twitter.. ‘What should I do if you bowl too..? Should I leave my job?’ he tweeted. Pujara also gave a reply to this.
Pujara responded to Ashwin’s tweet… ‘No. You came to bat in one down instead of me in the Nagpur Test. That’s why I did this as a thank you…’ he replied. It is known that Ashwin came as the night watchman after KL Rahul’s exit on the first day of the Nagpur Test. Ashwin responded to Pujara’s tweet.. ‘Pujara, your intention is commendable. But I never expected that he would come back like this…’ he said.
Pujara also replied to Ashwin’s tweet. ‘I will give you rest. Will you come and help me play in one down anytime in the future?’ he tweeted. Now these two tweets are going viral.
In the case of the Ahmedabad Test that ended between India and Australia, for the first time in the series, a flood of runs poured on this pitch, which fully supported the batters. Australia made a huge score of 480 runs in the first innings. Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green scored centuries. Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli scored centuries in the first innings for India. As a result, India scored a huge score of 571 runs in the first innings. Later, in the second innings, Australia made 175 runs for the loss of two wickets. Both teams agreed to a draw even after declaring that the result would not be decided.
With this victory, India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 2-1. It is noteworthy that this is the fourth consecutive Border – Gavaskar trophy for India. In the Ahmedabad Test, Virat Kohli won the player of the match award while Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja won the player of the series award. Ashwin took 25 wickets while Jadeja took 22 wickets in the series. The ODI series will start from the 17th of this month after the Test series between the two teams is over.
