'Main nahi kar raha hoon' - Ravi Ashwin refuses to do 'Vaathi Coming' step

Delhi Capitals’ spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has refused to perform the ‘Vaathi Coming’ shoulder drop step with his teammate Shikhar Dhawan. The ‘Vaathi coming’ song, in which South Indian movie star Vijay was seen dancing, has become one of the most popular songs in recent times. Ashwin had danced to this song before as well. 

During the Test series against England earlier this year, Ashwin was seen performing in the dressing room with Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav. The video of the trio dancing to the ‘Vaathi Coming’ song had gone viral on social media. On Monday, Delhi Capitals shared a video in which Ashwin was seen refusing to perform on the same song alongside Dhawan. 

Other than Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Umesh Yadav were also seen trying to ask Ashwin to also perform the famous step. But, Ashwin held his ground and said that he will not be doing it. He was seen saying, “Main nahi kar raha hoon,” which means “I am not doing it” in Hindi.

Delhi Capitals start a petition to make Ravi Ashwin dance with Shikhar Dhawan

The social media team of Delhi Capitals started a petition on Twitter to make the off-spinner perform with Shikhar Dhawan on the famous song. The petition which was posted on the micro-blogging site read, “This is a petition for @ashwinravi99 and @SDhawan25 to do the #VaathiComing shoulder drop together, 1 comment = 1 signature.”

This is a petition for @ashwinravi99 and @SDhawan25 to do the #VaathiComing shoulder drop together 🤩

1 comment = 1 signature 😉#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 #DCAllAccess @OctaFX @TajMahalMumbai @y_umesh @PrithviShaw pic.twitter.com/bz4TSXWxjZ

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 12, 2021

The Capitals team started their IPL 2021 campaign with a bang in Mumbai on Saturday. They defeated Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets chasing a total of 189 at the Wankhede Stadium. Dhawan and Shaw starred with the bat. The young opener Shaw smashed 72 off 38 balls while senior pro Dhawan scored 85 runs off 48 balls. 

Ravichandran Ashwin, on other hand, didn’t have a great start to the IPL. He was the player of the series in the last Test series which he played against England. In his first match of the season, the Tamil Nadu off-spinner took one wicket of Moeen Ali. However, he went for 47 runs from his four overs. Their next match is against Rajasthan Royals on April 15 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

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