Ravichandran Ashwin may have grabbed headlines over the years with his incredible spin bowling, but he made one of the biggest mistakes of his career on Day 1 of the ongoing Day-Night Test match between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Friday (November). 6).
The Indian spinner produced a bemused look against Mitchell Starc’s fiery left-arm pace, which became the talk of the town with former England captain Michael Vaughan taking a mocking dig at Ashwin for his rare judgment at the Adelaide Oval.
Michael Vaughan mocks Ravichandran Ashwin’s DRS blunder in Adelaide Test
During India’s first innings total of 180 in the ongoing Day-Night Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Ravichandran Ashwin managed to put together a 32-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Nitish Kumar Reddy (42). But he was targeted for a questionable look in the 39th.
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In fact, Ravichandran Ashwin missed the Mitchell Starc yorker by a considerable margin, plumb in front of the stumps and leaving no room for doubt and even the umpire’s finger immediately went up and confirmed the LBW. However, in a move that surprised everyone, he decided to appeal the decision.
As the review continued, the ball-tracking system left no room for Ravichandran Ashwin to run as he lined up, hit a line and showed the ball hitting mid-stump with great accuracy. Ashwin lost the look which triggered a wave of sarcastic reactions from the cricket fraternity.
This is one of the best reviews I’ve seen: Michael Vaughan
Meanwhile, Michael Vaughan highlighted Ashwin’s blunder in the ongoing Day-Night Test match between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Friday, reviewing it as the “best” he has ever seen.
The former England captain could not refrain from displaying his trademark sarcasm while sharing his views on the baffling DRS call taken by Ravichandran Ashwin during the ongoing Adelaide Test. Michael Vaughan had a scathing comment on the review, which failed from the outset as it clearly showed the ball hitting mid-stump.
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Commenting on Fox Cricket, Michael Vaughan quipped: “That’s one of the best reviews I’ve ever seen. Maybe he was going under. He passed a few inches; quick, length, late form and now with this form we have seen it many times in Test match cricket, especially with the pink ball.
Mark Waugh calls it “the ball of the century”.
On the other hand, Mark Waugh described it as the “ball of the century” after India were bowled out for 180 in their first innings against Australia in the ongoing Adelaide Test.
Talking about the game, the Indian team is currently in deep trouble as the Australian team sent half the team back to the pavilion and the tourists are still trailing by 45 runs in the ongoing second Test of the five-match Test series. Adelaide Oval.
