Ravichandran Ashwin Shuts Down Trolls Who Questioned His Records In Australia
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Those who follow Ravichandran Ashwin on social media know for a fact that he is not one to back down and stay quiet in front of trolls. As India went down fighting Australia in the first T20I at Brisbane, Ashwin got into a banter with few fans who tried to troll him.
Despite India being on the losing side, the bowler in Ashwin saw a silver lining in the massive grounds in Australia. where hitting out of the park is no easy task for the batsmen. Taking to Twitter, Ashwin put up a witty tweet: “The boundary sizes in Australia Phew - is a delight for the bowlers.”
The boundary sizes in Australia😎phew--- is a delight for the bowlers. #AusvInd
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) November 21, 2018
However, ignorant fans tried to take a jibe at the ace bowler, questioning his stats in Australia. One user wrote ' You used to be smashed for sixes there'.
Tum waha 6s khaate the
— Ishan Mishra🇮🇳 (@ishan31396) November 21, 2018
Not one to back down, Ashwin decided to school them with facts and statistics! He reminded the troll of his statistics when he was part of the T20I squad in 2016 playing in Australia.
2 for 26, 1 for 27 and 1 for 37 in the 3-0 win last series. Thanks buddy
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) November 21, 2018
But it was far from over. Another Twitter user emerged and wrote to the bowler asking, “How many wickets in test vs Australia in Australia buddy?”
How many wickets in test vs Australia in Australia buddy?
— Parikshit Korekar (@_imparikshit) November 21, 2018
The spinner had a sassy reply to this one too.
I am the one whose got the records, please go and take a look. I can't Google you and find you.🙌
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) November 21, 2018
Twitterati took note of his smart replies and many lauded the star players for shutting the trolls. Many even came out in support of the spinner.