Brisbane Test: Thanks for hosting us and playing some hard cricket- R Ashwin takes a jibe at Tim Paine
India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, who missed playing the Brisbane Test due to an injury in the Sydney Test, took a jibe at Australia skipper and said that India will remember this series forever.
In Short
- Tim Paine had tried to sledge Ashwin during the Sydney Test
- He later had to apologise for the language that he used on the field during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series
- Australia skipper Tim Paine was also booed by the crowd during his post-match interaction on Tuesday
With 324 runs to win on the final day of the Brisbane Test, the conversation in most circles was about how India will save this match.
But on Tuesday, they went on to do the unthinkable by beating Australia in a rollercoaster match by 3 wickets and winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 2-1.
With reactions to the win pouring in from all across the world, social media was flooded with praise for Team India and their win. An interesting reaction to the game came from Ravichandran Ashwin, who missed playing the Brisbane Test due to an injury in the Sydney Test.
Good evening from Gabba!! I am sorry I couldn’t play here but thanks for hosting us and playing some hard cricket during these tough times. We will remember this series forever! @tdpaine36 @CricketAus — Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) January 19, 2021
Ashwin also took a jibe at Australia captain Tim Paine and thanked Australia for ‘playing some hard cricket during these tough times’. He also went on to say that India ‘will remember this series forever’.
“Good evening from Gabba!! I am sorry I couldn’t play here but thanks for hosting us and playing some hard cricket during these tough times. We will remember this series forever! @tdpaine36 @CricketAus,” Ashwin tweeted.
Australia skipper Tim Paine was also booed by the crowd during his post-match interaction on Tuesday and has had to apologise for the language that he has used on the field during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
Former great Sunil Gavaskar and other cricketers have also gone on to criticise Paine for the way he has led Australia in the series.
LHS ( not = ) RHS !
Yours happily
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Humbled by all the love and support we have received over the last 4 weeks! pic.twitter.com/nmjC3znglx— Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) January 19, 2021
On Tuesday, Ashwin also hit back at critics like Michael Vaughan, Mark Waugh and others who had said that Team India would go on to lose the series 4-0 after their embarassing loss in the first Test in Adelaide.