With the Test collection ultimate towards England in Dharamsala nonetheless 4 days away, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, amid his preparations for the match, has been keenly following the proceedings of the Ranji Trophy semifinal match between Mumbai and his state facet Tamil Nadu, as evident from his exercise on social media platform X. Tamil Nadu had been folded for simply 146 runs on Day 1 of the match on Saturday earlier than Mumbai steered previous the rating to take the lead on Day 2 after Sai Kishore’s gorgeous five-wicket haul within the opening session.
Ashwin channels his interior Ravi Shastri in blockbuster reward for Shardul Thakur
Mumbai’s restoration was right down to a valiant eighth-wicket stand of a century from 131 deliveries between Shardul Thakur and Hardik Tomare, en path to which the India bowling all-rounder scored a half-century. En path to the knock, as Thakur launched an onslaught towards the bowlers of Tamil Nadu, Ashwin channelled his interior Ravi Shastri to submit a legendary tweet for his India teammate.
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Taking to X, Ashwin posted: “Dey lord beefy! Enough da #MumbaivsTN #RanjiTrophy.”
‘Beefy’ was a nickname given to Shardul by former India coach Shastri in a playful nod to former England nice Ian Botham. The veteran India cricketer revealed it after Shardul performed a counterattacking cameo to revive India from 127 for seven within the fourth Test of a collection towards England in 2021 at The Oval. The right-handed tailender scored the fastest-ever Test fifty on the venue en path to his 36-ball 57 as he top-scored for the guests in a complete of 191 all out.
“These guys are teasing me with his name,” Thakur later responded to the comparability with laughter. “I think it’s good to compare with a great of the game.”
On Sunday, Thakur had walked in after Kishore accomplished his five-wicket haul bu dismissing Shams Mulani for a two-ball duck within the opening session. Thakur’s half-century helped Mumbai go previous the 200-run mark, reviving from 106 for seven, after they had been 40 runs behind Tamil Nadu’s first-innings complete.
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