Ravichandran Ashwin responded to his viral video of smelling jerseys throughout the toss in opposition to Zimbabwe, saying he was searching for the fragrance he wears.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 8, 2022 13:19 IST
R Ashwin reacts to viral video of smelling jersey throughout toss vs Zimbabwe (AP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: Star India off-spinner R Ashwin has lastly reacted to his viral video of smelling jerseys throughout the toss ceremony within the Super 12 T20 World Cup match in opposition to Zimbabwe in Melbourne. Ashwin stated that he was smelling the jersey to examine for the fragrance he wears.
Replying to cricketer Abhinav Mukund’s tweet, Ashwin wrote, “Checked for the sizes to differentiate! Checked if it was initialed Finally checked for the perfume i use Adei cameraman.”
Checked for the sizes to distinguish!âŒ
Checked if it was initialedâŒ
Finally 😂😂 checked for the fragrance i use✅
😂😂
Adei cameraman ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ https://t.co/KlysMsbBgy
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) November 8, 2022
In a video that has gone viral on social media, Ashwin might be seen smelling his two jerseys to find out which one belongs to him throughout the toss in India’s closing Super 12 match in opposition to Zimbabwe on Sunday at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The highlight was on India captain Rohit, who was out for a toss along with his Zimbabwe counterpart, Ashwin managed to seize the eye of netizens along with his amusing behaviour.
Ashwin’s transient look on the coin toss rapidly grew to become the discuss of the city on social media. Taking notice of the viral video, spin-bowling legend Harbhajan Singh singled out Ashwin on Twitter. “Ash, what are you smelling @ashwinravi99?” Harbhajan wrote as he posted the video to the microblogging web site.
With the ball, Ashwin was the standout for the Indian workforce within the Zimbabwe match, taking three wickets on the night time. While Suryakumar Yadav contributed with the bat to India’s 185-run complete, Ashwin strangled Zimbabwe’s batters within the center overs. Ashwin completed with figures of three/22, whereas Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami every took two wickets as India received by 71 runs.
With the victory, India topped Group 2, and the Men in Blue will face England within the second T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final. On Thursday, India will face the Jos Buttler-led facet for a spot within the T20 World Cup closing.
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Nov 8, 2022
