Online impersonation sometimes fools the best of us. Cricketers are no exception. Be it Anil Kumble who had to make a statement after his fake quotes went viral on social media platforms or Virat Kohli He needed to check if he was a tennis star Novak Djokovic‘s Instagram account is real after receiving a message from the tennis champion. The latest in the list of victims of the impersonation fiasco is the former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwinwho interacted with the impersonator Ritika Sajdeh– Rohit Sharmahis wife.
Ravichandran Ashwin chats with Ritika Sajdeh’s parody account
The incident took place when Ashwin, who has been highly active on social media platform X since his retirement, received a comment on one of his posts. “Australia thought they could clean us up” account with username @Nishitha018 commented. But since the account used Ritika’s name and picture, Ashwin thought she was really Rohit’s wife and immediately responded to the comment.
“Hi Ritika, how are you? Greetings to the boy and his family” Ashwin responded to the impersonator’s post. The user went on to be Ritika and enjoyed the traction she got online after Ashwin’s reply. “I’m fine Ashwin mom” he answered back. But by then, Ashwin realized it was a fake account and deleted the entire conversation.
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Ritika and Rohit welcomed a baby boy
In his reply to the impersonator, Ashwin meant to send his wishes to the youngest member of Rohit’s family. After giving birth to a daughter named Samaira in 2018, the couple gave birth to their second child in November 2024. Rohit has given up the first match. Border-Gavaskar Trophy He was in Perth and did not go to Australia with the Indian team to be with his wife. The 37-year-old has joined the squad for the second Test match in Adelaide. Rohit confirmed the birth of his second child in a social media post: “FAMILY, the four of us.” The Indian captain also made a history 15.11.2024 to confirm the birth of a newborn baby.
