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Last Updated: October 01, 2023, 08:21 IST
Ashwin returned to ODIs after a 20-month hiatus
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan called Ravnchandran Ashwin a ‘fool’, ‘liability’ and an ‘unfit’ cricketer.
Ravichandran Ashwin was selected by Team India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, replacing an injured Axar Patel in the squad. Despite playing just four matches in the last six years in the ODI format, two of which came in the recently concluded three-match series against Australia.
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan though took to social media to call the willy off-spinner “fool” and “unfit”.The former spinner attacked Ashwin on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying that the off-spinner has managed to take so many wickets in India because the pitches were ‘doctored to favour him’.
“Indian batsman [sic] are struggling against spin because the pitches in India are doctored for Ashwin in Test matches. Look at his record in SENA Countries,” Sivaramakrishnan posted.
Indian batsman are struggling against spin because the pitches in India are doctored for Ashwin in Test matches. Look at his record in SENA Countries— Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (@LaxmanSivarama1) September 30, 2023
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When one fan responded that Ashwin, who is playing his third ODI WorldCup, is a better spinner than Sivaramakrishnan, the former responded by saying: “Any fool will get wickets on tampered pitches in India.”
“Go straight from the airport to the ground and tell the ground staff what areas to tamper, I have seen with my own eyes several times.” He further called Ashwin “unfit” and a “liability fielder,” he added in response to another comment.
Ashwin has 489 wickets from 94 Tests as well as 155 wickets in 115 ODIs, while Sivaramakrishnan, picked 26 wickets in nine Tests and 15 wickets in 16 ODIs between 1983 and 1987.
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