Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday thanked Suresh Menon after the comedian tweeted his opinion on who should be the next Indian captain in Test cricket.
Ashwin starred with bat and ball in the second Test against Bangladesh to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and guide India to a 3-wicket win over the hosts in Dhaka.
Ashwin scored a memorable 42 not out while batting at No. 9 to help India chase down 145, after the visitors were down 7 wickets for 74 runs in the final innings.
Ashwin was hailed by the cricketing fraternity for his heroics. Call are growing louder for Ashwin to take over the captaincy of India in Test cricket, with Suresh Menon being one of those who tweeted in support of this move.
"#chandrakantpandit should be the test coach and Shreyas and Ashwin should be captain and vice captain for tests," Menon tweeted and tagged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as well.
Menon also tried to tag Ashwin but did so on the wrong account. Ashwin however, thanked Menon for his words of encouragement.
"Lol thanks," was Ashwin's reply after the match.
Ashwin, Iyer heroics help India triumph in Dhaka
The off-spinning all-rounder joined forces with Shreyas Iyer to help India cross the finish line after Bangladesh left them reeling at 74 for 7 in chase of 145 at the Shere-E-Bangla stadium on day 4.
In walked Ashwin and started to take the attack to the opposition. The duo added 71 runs for the unbroken 7th-wicket stand to take India past the finish line in a thrilling run chase.
Ashwin's 42 not out is now the highest score by an batter in a successful run chase in Test cricket.
He also completed 3,000 runs in Test cricket to become the second quickest all-rounder to complete the double of 3k runs and 400+ wickets in the longest format.
Ashwin gave the perfect Christmas present to Indian fans, who took to social media to hail the Tamil Nadu cricketer. Some even questioned as to why he wasn't made the Test captain in place of an out-of-form KL Rahul.
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