India vs England 2021: Twitter Hails Ravichandran Ashwin After The Champion Cricketer Smashes His 5th Test Ton
Updated - 15 Feb 2021, 05:14 PM
He can bowl, he can bowl for sure, he can make you dance to his tunes with his truckload of variations, but in case you were wondering if he can bat, Ravichandran Ashwin once again reminded everyone there is a reason why he has four Test hundreds against the name.
In a Test match where all the discussions have been centered around what the pitch is doing or rather what it can do; in a Test match where all the talks have been around the pitch rather than on the players performing on it; Ravichandran Ashwin just proved to everyone that ‘Listen! Stop all this talk of the pitch being bad for Test cricket or that it is a bunsen burner or that it is a graveyard for batsmen or that you one just needs to turn up and land the ball and it will have the batsman’s written on it sooner rather than later, just watch me and learn how to bat’
Geeeez! Is there anything that this champion cricketer cannot do at the moment? Is there anything that is beyond the realms of reality for this once in a generation cricketer to achieve? Thousands of boisterous fans at the Chepauk and millions watching at home were left wondering the same as they saw Ashwin smash his 5th Test hundred.
Ashwin came to bat after India had lost as many as five wickets in the first hour of the morning session and the off-spinner made his intentions pretty clear as he dished out a masterclass in sweeping a cricket ball.
Whether it was the conventional sweep or the reverse-sweep, the Tamil Nadu cricketer literally overshadowed his more celebrated teammate in Virat Kohli at the other end. His 96-run-stand with Virat just knocked the stuffing out of the English bowling unit.
Virat was eventually dismissed for 62 but Ashwin held the fort and batted along with the tail to ensure that he brought up his 5th Test ton. This is the 3rd instance where Ashwin has scored a hundred and has taken a five-wicket haul in the same Test and it’s only Ian Botham (5) who has done it more than him.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Well played Chennai’s Super King !! Brilliant 100 from Ravi Ashwin …
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) February 15, 2021
Wonderful from Ashwin. I was beginning to fear that the batsman in him was getting lost. On a difficult track, this century is a gem.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 15, 2021
So, for a man who allegedly picks wickets on turners according to some, gets a hundred on a turner in the 2nd innings.. Well done @ashwinravi99.. Can bat only on turners!! ??? #INDvsENG
— W V Raman (@wvraman) 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
Well played Chennai’s Super King !! Brilliant 100 from Ravi Ashwin …
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket) February 15, 2021
Ashwin gets to a hundred! This has been some batting on a "minefield." Don't think he has celebrated a five-for or a 10-wicket bag so exuberantly. Richly deserved. #INDvENG
— Anand Vasu (@anandvasu) February 15, 2021
The Best TN has produced till date @ashwinravi99 way to go Ashaa.. ??????? #INDvsENG
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) February 15, 2021
An unbelievable 100 from Ashwin, his fifth in Tests. And so cool to hear his home crowd anticipate it then celebrate it in the manner they have.
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) February 15, 2021
Supreme allround display from Ashwin. This is turning into a very old-fashioned pants-down England overseas drubbing, fit to rank alongside Brisbane 2002 and Kolkata 1992-93.
Still, 1-1 with two to play is better than most of those series ever threatened to be! #IndvEng
— Andrew Miller (@miller_cricket) February 15, 2021
Awesome Ashwin! #INDvsENG https://t.co/iqE6fOb60D
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) February 15, 2021
Players to a score a hundred & take a five-wicket haul in a Test Match
Ian Botham – 5
R Ashwin – 3*
Garry Sobers – 2
Mushtaq Mohammad – 2
Jacques Kallis – 2
Shakib Al Hasan – 2#INDvENG https://t.co/yTfBcueNOO— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) February 15, 2021
???????: it’s a bad pitch
??: ‘Ravichandran Ashwin scores a ton’— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) February 15, 2021
Deserved that @ashwinravi99 ? #INDvENG
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) February 15, 2021
For someone who started cricket as a batsman in Tamilnadu – Would’ve surely dreamt of this moment.. He’s given India almost 400 test wickets – but such a beautiful narrative that this dream is fulfilled at home too..Not a Kutty story this @ashwinravi99 – This is big 🙂 #IndvEng
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) 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
Superb bowling. Terrific batting ? @ashwinravi99 take a bow ? #INDvsENG #Ashwin
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) 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
Ashwin. ??????
A remarkable effort!#INDvsENG #wellplayed #topton— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) February 15, 2021
Seriously, five Test ?’s to go with a phenomenal bowling record. What a player @ashwinravi99 ???? #INDvENG
— Trent Copeland (@copes9) 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
Ashwin ?????? @ashwinravi99 #INDvsENG
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) February 15, 2021
Test all-rounders to score a hundred and take a five-for in the same Test on three or more occasions:
Ian Botham
R Ashwin#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/BZ3HXdbuDH— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) February 15, 2021
Congratulations Ravi Ashwin. A dashing, care-free century on a difficult track to bat on. One of the best Test Cricketers on the planet.
— Ben (@LongyWTID) February 15, 2021
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