After R Ashwin made a comment regarding the decision, some supporters swamped his account with criticism, claiming that he was disparaging Rohit Sharma’s leadership.
In the Champions Trophy final, former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin fired back at the trolls for misinterpreting his comment about bringing mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy early in the attack against New Zealand. The sixth over of the first inning saw the addition of Chakravarthy to the attack. India captain Rohit Sharma’s decision was discussed by Ashwin on X. Written by him, “Varun in early! Not perfect. Rohit broke the opening stand by pinning Will Young in front of the stumps, proving that his bet was worthwhile. By using his skill at spinning to weave magic, ‘Chinaman’ Kuldeep Yadav took advantage of the hole he created.
When Ashwin made a comment over the decision, some fans swamped his account with criticism, accusing him of disparaging Rohit’s captaincy. By making it clear that his post was about how the early blitzkrieg in New Zealand compelled the early deployment of the mystery spinner, Ashwin was able to silence his detractors.
“I wonder how leadership is related to this tweet. This specific fan stuff is insane, my goodness. He said on X, “That tweet was about how NZ started making us use Varun up front.”
With nine wickets from three games at the end of the tournament, Chakravarthy finished as the second-highest wicket-taker with stats of 2/45 in his 10-over performance.After winning the toss, New Zealand put India to bowl to start the high-stakes match. including a 57-run partnership between Will Young (15) and Rachin Ravindra (37 in 29 balls, including four boundaries and a six), the Kiwis got off to a fast start. But after applying a few breaks, Kuldeep Yadav (2/40) cut NZ to 75/3.
The Kiwis advanced thanks to a 57-run partnership between Michael Bracewell and Daryl Mitchell (63 in 101 balls, including three fours). Bracewell helped NZ to 251/7 in their 50 overs with a brilliant hand of 53* in 40 balls, which included three fours and two sixes.The best wicket-takers for India were Varun (2/45) and Kuldeep (2/40). Mohammed Shami, a seasoned fast, also contributed with a scalp, but it came at a high cost after he let up 74 runs in his nine-over stint.
