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"He Bairstow Maan, He Out Maan": Ravichandran Ashwin Recalls Fan's 'Ashes' Chat With Rahul Dravid

The incident involving Jonny Bairstow and Alex Carey in the second Ashes Test at Lord's has left the cricket fraternity divided. Carey controversially stumped Bairstow as he wandered out of left his crease after ducking a short ball from Cameron Green. The incident sparked a debate about the balance between the 'laws of cricket' and the 'spirit of the game'. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had also shared his views on Bairstow's dismissal, praising Carey for showing great presence of mind.

Ravichandran Ashwin Scripts Two Huge Records With Day 1 Heroics In 1st Test vs West Indies

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin continued his monstrous run against West Indies, becoming the bowler with the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket among all active players. Ashwin accomplished this feat during India's first Test against West Indies in Dominica. After missing the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 final against Australia earlier in June, Ashwin made an impactful return in India's first match of the new 2023-25 WTC cycle.

West Indies vs India, 1st Test, Day 1: Ravichandran Ashwin Registers Five-Wicket Haul As India Dominate West Indies

Nursing a bruised ego after WTC final snub last month, Ravichandran Ashwin made the best possible comeback as his 33rd five-wicket haul put India in the driver's seat against a below-par West Indies on the first day of the opening Test, in Dominica on Wednesday. Ashwin justified his top billing in ICC Test bowlers' ranking with figures of 5 for 60 in 24.3 overs to decimate West Indies for a lowly 150 in 64.3 overs with Ravindra Jadeja (3/26 in 14 overs) beautifully complementing him to make life miserable for the home team batters.

700 Wickets: Ravichandran Ashwin Joins Elite Club Behind Only Anil Kumble And Harbhajan Singh

The first day of the first Test between India and West Indies belonged to spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin. He had the West Indies batters on the run as he broke their resistance with some terrific bowling. He also achieved many feats on the day. By the second session on Day 1, Ashwin grabbed 4/49 and became the third Indian bowler to reach 700 wickets as hosts West Indies were 137 for eight.

India vs West Indies: First Time In Indian Cricket! Watch Ravichandran Ashwin Scalp Tagenarine Chanderpaul For Unique 'Father-Son' Feat

The first session of the first Test between India and West Indies at Dominica belonged to the visitors. Ravichandran Ashwin removed both the hosts' openers with his sheer artistry as West Indies crawled to 68 for 4 at lunch against India on the opening day of the first Test, here on Wednesday. Shardul Thakur (1/7 in 3 overs), operating as the third seamer in overseas conditions for the first time, continued with his happy knack of picking wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja (1/6 in 2 overs) also found his name in wickets column due to a magnificent catch by Mohammed Siraj to dismiss Jermaine Blackwood (14).

Ravindra Jadeja's Picture With R Ashwin, Rahul Dravid Features '1 Horse And 2 GOATs'

Ready for their next assignment, Indian cricketers are gearing up for the 2-match Test series against West Indies at the Caribbean islands. After a lengthy break that lasted more than a month, the cricketers are ready to roll with the hope of putting the World Test Championship final disappointment behind them. Ravindra Jadeja, who was one of India's finest performers in the WTC final against Australia, shared a picture with head coach Rahul Dravid and fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. But, it was the caption of the picture that got everyone talking.

R Ashwin's "Just Colleagues" Comment On India Teammates Makes Sunil Gavaskar 'Sad'

The camaraderie between the current crop of Indian players has evolved and taken a new form in current times. While some of the players from the previous generation also became best friends, according to Ravichandran Ashwin, that isn't the case anymore. After Ashwin revealed that his India teammates 'aren't friends but colleagues', legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar expressed his disappointment. Gavaskar admitted that it's a sad thing as players should be able to talk to each other about the off-field stuff when the cricketing duties are over.

"All Gossip Mongers...": Ravichandran Ashwin Wishes MS Dhoni On Birthday With A Disclaimer

MS Dhoni celebrated his 42nd birthday on Friday and his long-time Indian cricket team and Chennai Super Kings teammate Ravichandran Ashwin had a rather unusual wish for him. Ashwin posted on Twitter that this is the last time he is wishing Dhoni on social media and even made a sly remark about "gossip mongers and story spinners" for whom he had a strict disclaimer. "Tweeting on July 7th without wishing the great man a happy birthday can prove to be catastrophic. Happy birthday Mahi bhai. #disclaimer this will be my last birthday wish on Twitter for anyone. I believe I will stick to wishing them directly or call them. The disclaimer was for all gossip mongers and story spinner," he tweeted.

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"He Bairstow Maan, He Out Maan": Ravichandran Ashwin Recalls Fan's 'Ashes' Chat With Rahul Dravid

Ravichandran Ashwin Scripts Two Huge Records With Day 1 Heroics In 1st Test vs West Indies

West Indies vs India, 1st Test, Day 1: Ravichandran Ashwin Registers Five-Wicket Haul As India Dominate West Indies

700 Wickets: Ravichandran Ashwin Joins Elite Club Behind Only Anil Kumble And Harbhajan Singh

India vs West Indies: First Time In Indian Cricket! Watch Ravichandran Ashwin Scalp Tagenarine Chanderpaul For Unique 'Father-Son' Feat

Ravindra Jadeja's Picture With R Ashwin, Rahul Dravid Features '1 Horse And 2 GOATs'

R Ashwin's "Just Colleagues" Comment On India Teammates Makes Sunil Gavaskar 'Sad'

"All Gossip Mongers...": Ravichandran Ashwin Wishes MS Dhoni On Birthday With A Disclaimer