Twitter Reactions: Ravi Ashwin goes all expensive in the big finals

When India did not pick Ravi Ashwin in the first game, there were murmurs about his exclusion but since India won, not many paid attention. Post India’s loss to Sri Lanka in the next game, there was a huge clamour on Ashwin not getting a look in despite being the No. 2 ranked bowler in Test cricket. Ashwin was immediately drafted into the XI for the next do-or-die game against South Africa. The 30-year old did a reasonable job by picking 1/43 off 9 overs on his return. He provided the vital wicket of Hashim Amla, who was looking good. The off-spinner did not get any wickets in the game against Bangladesh, as he did a tidy job returning with 0/54 off ten overs. All eyes were on Ashwin for the big finals. The general consensus was to include Umesh Yadav for this game at the Kennington Oval but Kohli went in with the experienced spinner. Choosing to field first, Indian bowlers were taken for runs early on by a determined Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman. Virat Kohli turned to Ravi Ashwin in the 8th over. Ashwin fired in floaters to Zaman, a left-handed batsman. In hindsight, he would have been better off in giving the ball a bit of air and landing on the middle stump. He did give some air to the ball to Azhar Ali – who is considered a grafter in ODI cricket – but he was quick to come down the wicket and hit it for a six over long off. 10 runs came off Ashwin’s first over and he looked under pressure immediately. From there on, Ashwin mostly bowled sliders and avoided the off-spin, his usual stock ball. He did well to give away 36 runs in 6 overs but what followed next, left everyone bamboozled. He was taken for 36 runs in his last four overs, including 17 from his 7th over when Zaman got stuck into him. Because he was bowling floaters, there was no turn at all for the off-spinner and Zaman could easily come down and whack him over the bowler’s head for a couple of sixes. Ashwin eventually finished with 0/70 off his 10 overs, a spell he would want to forget as quickly as possible. The alarming fact about his spell was that he was taken apart from a left-hander, the precise reason he was got into the attack, who is still a rookie at this level. Here are the tweets for Ashwin’s rare terrible performance today: Bumrah + Ashwin + Jadeja: 0-135 from 18 overs ? #CT17 #CT17Final — Martin Smith (@martinsmith9994) June 18, 2017 Ravi Ashwin 10-0-70-0.That's the most runs he's ever conceded in ODIs without taking a wicket#CT17 #INDvPAK — Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 18, 2017 Negative leg side bowling by Ashwin. The only aggression India seems to possess is vs protestors in J&K #INDvPAK #PAKvIND — Wajahat S. Khan (@WajSKhan) June 18, 2017 Today Pandya has bowled well but Jadeja-Ashwin below par. Once again forced to go to Kedar in the 39th over. 320+ likely. #CT17 #IndvPak — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 18, 2017 Ashwin!!! Come on!!!!!!!??????? — sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) June 18, 2017 Disappointed that Virat didn't bring Kedar Jadhav around 30 Overs when Pak batsman was hitting Ashwin for boundaries #INDvPAK #CT2017Final — simran kaur (@simran_Gulabo) June 18, 2017 every single batsman bats like afridi against ashwin ?? — Ali (@AleyFarooq) June 18, 2017 Ashwin playing with a strapped knee and bowling out. Might be a good idea to send Rahane out to field after that!! — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 18, 2017 Still A better Spinner then Ashwin #PakvInd pic.twitter.com/AP3X98jhCa — Fahim Farooq (@fahim_parekh) June 18, 2017 This guy can bowl better than R. Ashwin pic.twitter.com/ymslJmQSi1 — Dexter Paaji (@AndrewEliezer) June 18, 2017 So far many good innings in this #INDvPAK match: Azhar- 59 (71 balls)Fakhar- 103 (96 balls)Ashwin- 61 (9 overs) — Paresh Rawal (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) June 18, 2017 And they don't play Umesh Yadav in place of Ashwin. Really controlling my anger not to abuse anyone ? #INDvPAK — Mayanti Langer (@Langer_Mayanti) June 18, 2017 1: Ashwin last year2: Ashwin this year#INDvPAK #PAKvIND pic.twitter.com/ClR2wsdBh4 — Faad Dunga BC (@naalaYUCK) June 18, 2017 Ravichandran Ashwin in his last six ODIs: 0/600/633/650/601/430/48#PAKvIND #CT17 — Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) June 18, 2017 Oh bhains….!! Number one test bowler Ashwin ke aaatmaa roll de Fakhar ney… #PAKvIND — Ajmal Jami (@ajmaljami) June 18, 2017 Ashwin's face ??? — Rabia Anum (@RabiaAnumm) June 18, 2017 Most runs conceded by Ashwin in an ODI innings – 75 v ZIM, 201574 v WI, 2011,70 v PAK, today#CT17 #INDvPAK — Nikhil Mane ??? (@nikhiltait) June 18, 2017 Must be Ashwin's last ODI in a while. — Harisankar (@harish_staycalm) June 18, 2017 Ravi Ashwin 10-0-70-0.That's the most runs he's ever conceded in ODIs without taking a wicket#CT17 #INDvPAK — Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 18, 2017 Figures of 0/70 for Ashwin today — the most conceded by a bowler in the finals of Champions Trophy!#PAKvIND #CT17 — Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) June 18, 2017 Quite an expensive spell by Ashwin 70 off 10 overs no wicket — Sadaf Jabbar (@sadafaj) June 18, 2017 Quite an expensive spell by Ashwin 70 off 10 overs no wicket — Sadaf Jabbar (@sadafaj) June 18, 2017 What wahab riaz is to PakistanAshwin is to india ? 70 runs with no wkt — Rao Sahab.?? (@Jaali_Saith) June 18, 2017 Ashwin 10-0-70-0 is the costliest CT final bowling performance. — Vipul (@Sporty_Baba) June 18, 2017 Ravi Ashwin conceded 70 runs today from 10 overs – the most by a spinner in an ICC ODI event's final. #INDvPAK #CT17Final — Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) June 18, 2017

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Twitter Reactions: Ravi Ashwin goes all expensive in the big finals

Ashwin bowled too quickly and focussed on keeping the runs down rather than going for the wickets.

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