Twitter Reactions: Ravi Ashwin delights Chepauk crowd with a stunning century in the second innings
Ashwin got to his fifth Test century off 134 balls before getting out on 106.
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India have almost batted England out of the second Test in Chennai. On the third day, the local hero Ravi Ashwin delighted the crowd at the Chepauk with his sensational batting and scored a stunning hundred, his fifth in Tests and first against England. Mohammed Siraj did a terrific job to hang in and let his partner get to the milestone in front of his family and the almost 14 thousand fans.
Ashwin came out to bat when India were reeling at 106/6 on the third morning and had already five wickets with skipper Virat Kohli fighting it out at the other end. He played his shots soon to force England to set defensive fields and then rotated the strike nicely adding 96 runs for the seventh wicket with Kohli.
Ravi Ashwin looked extremely comfortable and despite the fact that the ball was turning, he never looked flustered. Rather he reached the pitch of the ball and stroked some eyecatching shots giving a chance to the crowd to enjoy.
Ravi Ashwin in control despite Kohli got out
Virat Kohli was also looking good in the middle but got out for 62 and this is when Ravi Ashwin decided to take matters into his own hands. He had just crossed the 50-run mark then and even though Kuldeep Yadav got out, India didn’t declare giving a realistic chance to Ashwin to get to his fifth Test ton.
And the Indian off-spinner made sure that he made the opportunity count first stitching 27 runs with Ishant Sharma and then frustrating England with the 10th wicket partnership with Siraj. In the process, Ravi Ashwin found gaps artistically literally playing with the opposition fielders. When the going got tough in the 90s, he launched Moeen Ali into the stands to reach 97.
In the same over, he placed the ball through the covers to run two and then luck favoured him as the top-edge went past the short third man fielder to bring up his ton. The crowd and his family stood up in applause for Ravi Ashwin as the man celebrated the milestone to the fullest as well. Interestingly, Mohammed Siraj also was so happy after his teammate reached his ton.
Ashwin eventually got out for 106 as India were bundled out for 286 in the 86th over of the innings to set a mammoth target of 482 runs for England.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
What an outstanding performance from @ashwinravi99 . The fifer followed by a brilliant hundred in the second innings . Top class 🙌🏻
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) February 15, 2021
Well played Chennai’s Super King !! Brilliant 100 from Ravi Ashwin …
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) February 15, 2021
Century and a 5-for by Indians in the same Test match:
R Ashwin – 3 times
All other Indians – 2 times (Mankad in 1952 & Umrigar in 1962)#INDvsENG— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) February 15, 2021
Class 100 👏👏👏 Simply outstanding @ashwinravi99 take a bow 🙇♂️.. showing everyone how to bat and bowl on this track.. well done @BCCI @StarSportsIndia #INDvsENG
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 15, 2021
Well, this is pretty special.
Ruthless from India.
Wonderful cricket.#Ashwin pic.twitter.com/WbXZFl4JqD— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) February 15, 2021
It’s got the feeling of England being 5 down this evening !!! It’s going to get messy … #INDvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 15, 2021
What a performer @ashwinravi99 wheather it's bat or bowl you are a genius #indvseng
— Naman Ojha (@namanojha35) February 15, 2021
Ashwin brilliant. Well deserved. #INDvENG
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) February 15, 2021
Yes Ashwin 👏🏽👏🏽 Plus well played Siraj….
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) February 15, 2021
Awesome Ashwin! #INDvsENG https://t.co/iqE6fOb60D
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) February 15, 2021
How good is #ashwin. Making batting look so easy on a tough surface. One real spl player. Chennai boy giving the Chennai crowd all the entertainment #INDvsENG #bcci
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) February 15, 2021
This pitch is a Road !!! 😜
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 15, 2021
Crowds mean everything to a sportsperson,we need energy and that's what the crowd brings.
Brought a smile to my face when every defence of Siraj was appreciated by the Chennai crowd.You can have millions watching on TV sets , but a live crowd at a stadium is unparalleled
— DK (@DineshKarthik) February 15, 2021
@ashwinravi99 showing them how to do it with Bat and Ball . Don’t blame your tools 😉 #ChennaiTest #INDvsENG
— Rohan Gavaskar (@rohangava9) February 15, 2021
Superb bowling. Terrific batting 💯 @ashwinravi99 take a bow 🙇 #INDvsENG #Ashwin
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) February 15, 2021
Ashwin is so good, he is one in a Tamillion.
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) February 15, 2021
Incredible moment filled with emotion wow just wow @ashwinravi99 what a brilliant knock. 100 super star. #INDvsENG
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) February 15, 2021
Let me tell you a Kutty story #Ashwin #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/K6hbfjhTOS
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 15, 2021
Great things never come from comfort zone and this is great knock from @ashwinravi99 Also showed it’s going to be hard batting on this pitch but hard does not mean impossible. Nothing but RESPECT Ash🙏 #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/1S2Wdiv83Y
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) February 15, 2021
When the whole whole world talks about it being a bad wicket,@ashwinravi99 gets a 100 batting at 7. I hope this lessens the doubts in all the pundits head. A certain game plan and implicit trust in defence gives you a great chance of doing well in this Chennai wicket #legend
— DK (@DineshKarthik) February 15, 2021
Chepauk applauds you, the country applauds you 👏 Ashwin, what an all round performance! @ashwinravi99
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) February 15, 2021
Is someone in #england watching this. This is how you play spin 😉 #INDvsENG #goodmorninguk
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) February 15, 2021
R Ashwin: A dream of a cricketer.#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/R8oJraSLjL
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) February 15, 2021
Ruthless performance by @ashwinravi99 !!! India have so many more skilled players for these conditions .. High class .. #INDvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 15, 2021
<3
— Prithi Ashwin (@prithinarayanan) February 15, 2021
Oh rubbish this isn't a kutty story by any means 😉 #INDvsENG #ashwin
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) February 15, 2021
Well played, just a terrific knock that was on a tough spinning surface ! India have now made 614 runs with one wicket in hand https://t.co/vWWcNGrX49
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) February 15, 2021
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