Ravichandran Ashwin has reminisced Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid’s priceless reactions to India’s famous T20 World Cup leave against Pakistan. With the bat in hand, Ravichandran Ashwin had one of his most memorable moments during the India vs. Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 match. One of the most notable incidents in Indian cricket’s recent history is Ashwin’s famous dismissal of Mohammad Nawaz, which caused the ball to go wide when India needed two runs off of it. Speaking of the India-Pakistan match, Ashwin said that he hadn’t really processed the event until he witnessed head coach Rahul Dravid’s reaction.
I was unaware of what I had done. Rahul Dravid had not exulted like that when I returned to the dressing room; the last time I seen him do so was following our recent victory in the T20 World Cup.
I had never seen him so happy as now. “That’s why we had you in the squad,” he added to me. That’s how you handle this,” Ashwin stated while co-hosting the Sky Sports Cricket podcast with former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton.
Virat Kohli’s first response to Ashwin’s departure was also recounted by Ashwin.
“To be honest, I wasn’t fully aware of the significance of that event. I simply let it go after seeing the ball. Then it struck Rizwan and returned. Virat was practically rejoicing, I believe. He just said, “Who the hell leaves a ball like that?” with his palm, Ashwin continued.
Virat Kohli nearly single-handedly led India to victory with an incredible 82 off 53 balls when they needed 160 to win. However, Ashwin’s flash of brilliance and fast thinking helped India win the match just when it looked like Kohli’s efforts would be in vain.
The incident was the ideal illustration of Ashwin’s adaptability under duress, a talent that has been invaluable to Team India throughout his career.
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