The continuing Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been a rollercoaster of astonishments and thrillers, each on and off the sphere. Including gas to the hearth of controversies, Ravichandran Ashwin has set social media abuzz with a contentious publish that many consider to be a veiled dig at Indian skipper Rohit Sharma.
The off-spin wizard who lately retired from worldwide cricket after the third Take a look at match at Brisbane posted on X whereas India had been struggling their means out throughout the closing day of the Boxing Day Take a look at.
“Good leaders emerge after they present resolve for a scrap” Ashwin wrote on X. The publish went viral on social media with Indian followers speculating that Ashwin’s publish was a jibe on the type of captain Rohit has been within the sequence. The publish garnered plenty of consideration on social media.
Ashwin’s clarification on the alleged jibe
Amidst widespread speculations and supposed rift between Ashwin and Rohit, the previous Indian off-spinner offered a clarification in a separate publish, and tried to place an finish to the gossip. He defined that the sooner publish was a reference to Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s courageous stand towards the Australian onslaught on the ultimate day of the Boxing Day Take a look at. A number of Indian followers, nevertheless, nonetheless consider that Ashwin had earlier hit out on the Indian skipper and is now taking a step again amidst widespread reactions.
Now a days, implied that means may be taken out of context.
I used to be referring to Jaiswals great scrap at the moment. Peace out people🤝 https://t.co/HthA1yiuWM
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 30, 2024
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India outshined by a decided Australia on the MCG
Day 5 of the Boxing Day Take a look at match didn’t finish effectively for the Indian followers. After early dismissal of the final Australian wicket, India needed to chase a complete of 340 runs to win the match. In response, the second Indian innings didn’t begin as desired after skipper Rohit and KL Rahul’s early dismissals. Virat Kohli did attempt to supply some resistance, however a unfastened shot from the previous Indian skipper ended his short-lived innings. Teen Jaiswal was the one batter who might stand up to the Australian onslaught amidst common fall of wickets on the opposite facet. The final flicker of hope for India got here to an finish as Jaiswal had to return to the pavilion after a controversial determination from the third umpire. Australia defeated the visiting by 184 runs and have now taken a 2-1 lead within the 5-match Take a look at sequence.
