Twitter Reactions: Ravi Ashwin completes yet another five-wicket haul

Ravi Ashwin completed yet another five-wicket haul as the Indians shot the visiting England out for a paltry 255. Of course, one would consider it a paltry affair given the fact that the Indians managed 455 runs in the first innings. While many expected Virat Kohli to make amends and bowl again in the innings, it was clear that the Indians believed that the bowlers would be tired and batted again.

The main man as far as Kohli and the rest of the Indians were concerned was the fact that Ravi Ashwin was the man of the moment. While most bowlers took a wicket apiece including the impressive Jayant Yadav, it was Ashwin’s name that found itself all over the bowling card. Ben Duckett was the first to be dismissed when the uncanny 30-year old breached the defenses of the unassuming England southpaw.

Joe Root was the penultimate wicket to fall on the close of the day’s play on the second day when the former was looking to bring an end to the day in what was perhaps an aggressive move. However, the ploy worked when he picked out Umesh Yadav in the deep. With two wickets to his name already, it was only a case of being given more overs on the third day to complete what would be his 22nd five-wicket haul.

The third day began on a very difficult note for Ravi Ashwin as he found himself making futile attempts to dismiss two well-set batsmen. However, once Umesh Yadav rattled the stumps of the unassuming Jonny Bairstow, it was all bells and whistles as far as Ashwin was concerned. Stuart Broad, James Anderson, and even Ben Stokes were all dismissed as Ashwin helped himself to yet another five-wicket haul.

Here are some of the best tweets on Ravi Ashwin’s 22nd fifer:

R Ashwin (5 wkt hauls 22 times)
6 v NZ
4 v Aus/SA/WI
2 v SL
1 v Ban/Eng
not appeared in Tests v Pak & Zim as yet#IndvEng

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) November 19, 2016

Ashwin Last 6 innings with the bat

40, 26, 5, 70, 32, 58

Ashwin Last 6 innings With the ball

3/82
6/81
7/59
2/167
1/63
5/67

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) November 19, 2016

#SirJadeja Didn't Take More Than 1 Wicket Coz Didn't Want To Ruin Ravichandran Ashwin's Five-for.

Such A Selfless Player#INDvENG #INDvsENG

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) November 19, 2016

Virat Kohli : Century : : Ravichandran Ashwin : Five-for

RT If You Agree! #INDvsENG #INDvENG

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) November 19, 2016

Ashwin and Herath have equal number of wickets in 2016. Both have captured 54 wkts. Ashwin's 54 includes his five today

— HR Gopala Krishna (@hrgopal) November 19, 2016

Ashwin has now scored a fifty and taken a five-for in the same Test on four occasions – most by an Indian, along with Kapil Dev.#IndvsEng

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) November 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/sriramForU/status/799890933743583232

Overs – 29.5

Maidens – 6

Runs – 67

Wickets – 5

Ravi Ashwin ?#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/3eaetUXBpT

— bet365_aus (@bet365_aus) November 19, 2016

50 Test wickets in consecutive calendar years by Indians:

Harbhajan Singh (2001, 2002)
Ravichandran Ashwin (2015, 2016)#INDvENG

— srikrishna 1998 (@1998Srikrishna) November 19, 2016

Dramatic turn around for India. Another 5 wkts haul for Ashwin..
It has become predictable these days with his 5fers ??

#INDvENG

— Jameshubert  (@ImJames_) November 19, 2016

Ravichandran Ashwin:

No. of 5-wicket hauls in Test career – 22

No. of 5-wicket hauls in 2016 – 6
No. of wickets in 2016 – 52 #INDvENG

— CricWizz (@CricWizz) November 19, 2016

Most wickets in intl. cricket in 2016:

77 RAVI ASHWIN*
74 Rabada
60 Herath
56 Starc, Woakes
55 Boult #INDvENG

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 19, 2016

Ashwin's first fifer against England quite late but worth the wait! #INDvENG

— The Guy (@Obsessedsoul_) November 19, 2016

Its the straighter ones that has done the trick for #Ashwin in this innings#INDvENG #IndvsEng @Paytm pic.twitter.com/p4jpmHhSnk

— Cricket21 (@Cricket21_) November 19, 2016

Very few players hav clear dominance over the game, Indian cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli and here d latest addition Ravi Ashwin #IndvsEng

— Kiran (@kirankumarnaidu) November 19, 2016