R Ashwin makes fun of Rohit Sharma after an emphatic win over Bangladesh, says…

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team scripted history in Chennai on a Sunday morning as they registered more wins than losses in Test cricket for the first time since 1932 following an emphatic 280-run victory over Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. India’s star Test all-rounder Ravichandran has shown the world, why is he considered as one of the best all-rounders. The all-rounder aced his duties on the field but also off it, after being challenged by skipper Rohit Sharma to keep the conversation with presenter Harsha Bhogle shorter than his. As Ashwin was called up for a chat by Harsha, after being named the Player of the Match for his 6-for and hundred in the vital Test, the all-rounder had everyone laughing as he spoke of the challenge skipper Rohit had given him.

India Captain Rohit Sharma had a long conversation with Harsha Bhogle during the post-match presentation ceremony and challenged Ashwin to keep his shorter. The all-rounder cheekily reminded Harsha of the challenge in an attempt to wrap up the conversation early.

“He updated me saying that we would have a long chat. He is waiting to see how long this will go on for. I am sure he has put the timer on. Now it’s shorter than his (chat),” Ashwin said after the match as the TV cameras shifted focus towards Rohit Sharma, who burst into laughter upon hearing what the all-rounder had to say.

Captain Rohit Sharma appreciating Ashwin for winning the Player of the match award.

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If we talk about Ravichandran Ashwin. He got a lot of support form the team and relished playing in front of his home crowd. The 37-year-old went on to score his second consecutive Test ton at Chepauk and 6th overall in the longest format of the game.

It is worth mentioning that earlier in the presentation ceremony, Rohit Sharma talked about Ashwin: “He’s next in line to talk to you, he’s the right man to answer what he does. Every time we look up to him, he’s always there for us whether with the bat or ball. I don’t know if I speak here, it’ll be enough of what he does for this team. Every time we see him come out and do the job, it’s always so brilliant. He’s never out of the game. The last competitive cricket he played was IPL and then he had some fun playing TNPL. We watched him bat up the order and that’s what helped him as well to bat the way he did.”