Former Team India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's post on the social media platform of X has sparked plenty of buzz. The retired cricketer tweaked renowned sports brand Nike's logo and tagline of 'Just do it' to 'Just leave it', netizens are quite interested as to what Ashwin meant. The logo had notably changed to the Indian flag.
With India's ODI series to Australia grabbing the spotlight, it was speculated whether he meant if Virat Kohli should retire from international cricket or Gautam Gambhir should leave his role as a head coach. Kohli has been under the scanner after consecutive ducks in the ODI series and subtly hinting at retirement in Adelaide after removing his gloves. Gambhir, meanwhile, has copped flak for poor team selection, notably not including left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the eleven despite his wicket-taking ability.
Watch some of the reactions to Ashwin's post on X:
India lose an ODI in Adelaide after 17 years
The two-wicket defeat in Adelaide proved to be India's first loss at the venue after 17 years in the format. While Kohli failed for the second consecutive time, Rohit Sharma battled hard for his 73 and stitched a 118-run stand with Shreyas Iyer, who made 61 to take the Men in Blue to 264/9.
Half-centuries from Matt Short and Cooper Connolly along with a cameo from Mitch Owen proved instrumental in Australia's nervy two-wicket victory. Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Washington Sundar picked up two scalps each but in the end, the runs didn't prove to be enough for the tourists to defend.
The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) will host the third and final ODI on October 25, Saturday as the visitors will hope for a consolation victory.
