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On Virat Kohli's Return, Fan Says 'Ranji Trophy Is Blessed'. Ravichandran Ashwin Fumes

India's superstar batter Virat Kohli's Ranji Trophy return didn't go as planned, with the batter only scoring 6 runs off 15 balls in the first innings of Delhi vs Railways match. Kohli was undone by Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan who delivered a peach of a delivery to send the batter's off-stump flying. The dismissal meant that Kohli added another underwhelming knock to his poor form. While there's no denying that Virat has been going through a rough patch for a long time, it's his fanbase that left former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin more disappointing. Ashwin, referring to a comment from a fan, lost his cool and decided to teach a cricketing lesson.

"Someday It Might Hurt India": Blunt R Ashwin On Harshit Rana Concussion Substitution Controversy

Harshit Rana coming in as a 'like for like' concussion substitute for Shivam Dube in the fourth India vs England T20I grabbed attention on Saturday. The latter, who scored 53, was hit on the helmet in the penultimate ball of the Indian innings by a Jamie Overton delivery. Following the mandatory concussion test, Dube was cleared to play. However, he was run out on the final delivery of the innings. Dube is a pace allrounder, while Rana has so far played the role of specialist fast bowler in the Indian cricket team.

BCCI Awards: Jasprit Bumrah Is Best Men's Cricketer, Smriti Mandhana Bags Women's Honour, Lifetime Award for Sachin Tendulkar

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar, whose batting records and impact on international cricket have stood the test of time, was on Saturday conferred with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, while current India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award for Best Men's International Cricketer of 2023-24. The 51-year-old Tendulkar, who played 664 international games for India, holds the record for the highest number of Test and ODI runs in the history of the game. "Always value your game and take care of your game. I realised on that final day (2013) that I will never walk onto the field as a current India cricketer. Similarly, once you retire then you will realise where you were a few years ago," Tendulkar said during the BCCI's annual awards function.

Virat Kohli's Advice Backfired For India Pacer In Australia. Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Details

Ravichandran Ashwin retired from international cricket in December last year. He called time on his career after scalping 537 Test wickets, the second-most by any Indian bowler. Apart from this, the off-spinner picked 156 ODI wickets and 72 in T20Is. What made Ashwin special was his evolving game sense. He never feared experimenting on his bowling to challenge the batters of the modern generation. This is the reason the spinner was a threat to even the best of the batters, especially in the longest format of the game. Ashwin is someone who possesses great knowledge of cricket and some terrific analysis. These all helped him become a legendary cricketer.

"If She Thought I Had A Man Crush On...": Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Wife Prithi's 'Concern'

Ravichandran Ashwin is not only a spin great. But he is a thinker. A strategist. A motivator. In his early days. The young Ashwin was one bowlers who never shied away from trying out variations in his bowling. so much so that even the great MS Dhoni had to ask him to reply more on his stock delivery. Ashwin went on to become one of the greatest spinners in the history of Indian cricket. The amount of research that he did in decoding a batter's technique is insane.

As Michael Vaughan Trolls Harry Brook After Rajkot Failure, R Ashwin Enters Chat: "Foggy..."

England batter Harry Brook is yet to fire with the bat in the ongoing five-match T20I series against India, registering three low scores so far in as many innings. Much more than his performances, Brook has come under the scanner for blaming "smog" for his failure in the series-opener in Kolkata. Despite clear air during the games in Chennai and Rajkot, Brook has not able to create much of an impact. India mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy bamboozled him in Kolkata and Chennai, before Ravi Bishnoi, another wrist spinner, outfoxed him at Rajkot on Tuesday.

R Ashwin's 2-Word Reply As Fan Credits Rohit Sharma For His Padma Shri Award

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin was recently awarded the Padma Shri, becoming only the second cricketer from Tamil Nadu to receive the coveted civilian award. However, Ashwin had an unpleasent encounter with a fan, who asked the veteran spinner to credit India captain Rohit Sharma for the achievement. This came after a Ashwin replied to another fan, who had congratulated him for being awarded the Padma Shri. However, a fan, who had a usernamed @Hitman450745, made things uncomfortable for Ashwin with his reply on Ashwin's "thank you" comment.

"Can't Be In 4th Gear In...": R Ashwin's Blunt Message To England After 'Series Of Mistakes' vs India

Indian cricket team registered brilliants victories over England in the first two T20Is of the five-match series. With 2-0 lead, Suryakumar Yadav and co will now look to seal the series in the upcoming third T20I match on Tuesday in Rajkot. In the first two games, England batters completely failed to leave a mark with skipper Jos Buttler being the only positive. Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin recently took a dig at England's poor batting performance and even compared it to driving in Bengaluru's traffic.

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On Virat Kohli's Return, Fan Says 'Ranji Trophy Is Blessed'. Ravichandran Ashwin Fumes

"Someday It Might Hurt India": Blunt R Ashwin On Harshit Rana Concussion Substitution Controversy

BCCI Awards: Jasprit Bumrah Is Best Men's Cricketer, Smriti Mandhana Bags Women's Honour, Lifetime Award for Sachin Tendulkar

Virat Kohli's Advice Backfired For India Pacer In Australia. Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Details

"If She Thought I Had A Man Crush On...": Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Wife Prithi's 'Concern'

As Michael Vaughan Trolls Harry Brook After Rajkot Failure, R Ashwin Enters Chat: "Foggy..."

R Ashwin's 2-Word Reply As Fan Credits Rohit Sharma For His Padma Shri Award

"Can't Be In 4th Gear In...": R Ashwin's Blunt Message To England After 'Series Of Mistakes' vs India