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Angry Fans Trolled Virat Kohli For Not Picking Ravichandran Ashwin

Unnati MadanBy Updated:No Comments3 Mins Read

Ravi Ashwin dropped from playing XI: India and England cricket team are locking their horns against each other in the series opener of the ongoing five-match Test series at Nottingham. This series is extremely important for both sides as this is the first assignment for both teams in their new World Test Championship (WTC) campaign.

Ahead of the series opener match today, senior spinner and bowling legend Ravichandran Ashwin was dropped from the Indian playing XI. The Indian cricket team has picked only one spinner and Ravindra Jadeja made the cut ahead of Ashwin in the playing squad.

Apart from Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj have also made it to the Indian playing XI.

Ravi Ashwin has emerged out to be the team’s premier spinners. Over the years, he has taken wickets in a cluster and has gone to become the second-fastest player to take 400 Test wickets. He was expected to play a crucial role in the ongoing series against England as well.

Angry Fans Trolled Virat Kohli For Not Picking Ravichandran Ashwin

The legendary spinner also played for Surrey in County Cricket to prepare for the ongoing series, however, he was dropped from the squad. Ashwin only gave away just 2 runs from the first over of the match bowled to Somerset openers, Devon Conway and Steven Davies. He also went on to dismiss the wicket of No.3 batsman Tom Lammonby for 42 runs in the 40th over. He had figures of 1 for 58 from 24 overs before the players broke for tea.

Meanwhile, the decision has failed to impress everyone. From cricketers, experts to fans, everyone took to their social media to express their disappointment with the decision of dropping Ravi Ashwin from the Indian squad.

Among many, former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer and former England skipper Michael Vaughan wondered why Ashwin was not selected in the Indian playing XI.

Here, check out the reactions of twitterati on this:

 

Unnati is a passionate cricket writer with a deep love and understanding of the game. As a female cricket writer, she brings a unique perspective to the sport, having had to overcome various challenges to pursue her passion for cricket. She has an experience of more than 5 years in the field of cricket writing.

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