Ravichandran Ashwin may have made headlines with his incredible spin bowling over the years, but on Day 1 of the ongoing Day-Night Test match between India and Australia, he made one of the biggest blunders of his career at the Adelaide Oval on Friday (November 6).
The Indian off-spinner had taken a baffling review against Mitchell Starc’s fiery left-arm pace, which became the talk of the town with the former England captain Michael Vaughan taking a sarcastic dig at Ashwin over his rare lapse in judgment at the Adelaide Oval.
Michael Vaughan mocks Ravichandran Ashwin’s DRS blunder in Adelaide Test
During India’s first innings total of 180 in the ongoing Day-Night Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Ravichandran Ashwin managed to build a 32-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Nitish Kumar Reddy (42). But he was targeted for a questionable review in the 39th over.
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Actually, Ravichandran Ashwin missed a Mitchell Starc yorker by a significant margin, pinning plumb in front of the stumps, and leaving no room for doubt, and even the umpire’s finger went up instantly, confirming the LBW out. However, in a move that left everyone surprised, he decided to challenge the decision.
As the review played out, the ball-tracking system left no room for Ravichandran Ashwin to escape, as it was pitching in line, striking in line, and showed the ball hitting the middle stump with great precision. Ashwin lost the review, sparking a wave of sarcastic reactions from the cricket fraternity.
That’s one of the best reviews I’ve seen: Michael Vaughan
Meanwhile, Michael Vaughan sarcastically referred to it as the “best” review he had ever seen, highlighting the blunder made by Ashwin in the ongoing Day-Night Test match between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Friday.
The former England captain couldn’t hold himself back from showcasing his trademark sarcasm while sharing his views on a baffling DRS call taken by Ravichandran Ashwin during the ongoing Adelaide Test. Michael Vaughan delivered a cutting remark on the review, which was doomed from the start as replays clearly showed the ball crashing into the middle stump.
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Michael Vaughan said sarcastically during commentary on Fox Cricket, “That’s one of the best reviews I’ve seen. It may have been going under. He missed it by a few inches; it’s quick, it’s got length, late shape, and with that shape now, we’ve seen it so many times in Test match cricket, particularly with the pink ball.”
Mark Waugh calls it “the ball of the century”
On the other hand, Mark Waugh described it as “the ball of the century” after India was all out for 180 in their first innings in the ongoing Adelaide Test against Australia.
Speaking about the game, the Indian team is currently in deep trouble as the Australian team has sent half of the team back to the pavilion, and the tourists are still trailing by 45 runs in the ongoing second Test of the five-match Test series at the Adelaide Oval.