Melbourne – After losing to India in the fierce battle of Twenty20 World Cup, R. Pakistan fans turn against Ashwin. Pak fans claim that Ashwin is a cheater. Ashwin, caught by Shan Masood in the eighth over while Pakistan were batting, is said to have argued in favor of his dismissal.
The incident happened on the third ball of the over bowled by Mohammad Shami. Short ball to fine leg by Shan Masood. The ball fell right in front of Ashwin. At first it was believed that Ashwin had caught him by diving beautifully. At this time, Ashwin was under the impression that the Pakistani player was out. After the TV umpire reviewed the footage, it was found that the ball hit the turf while Ashwin was taking the catch.
The umpire’s decision was to give relief to Pakistan who lost captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in the power play over. This is what Pakistani fans are talking about right now. While many argue that Ashwin is a cheater, some have also brought the Mankading argument into this. A fan responded that Ashwin took a wicket at Mankading by pretending to dismiss the batsman.
In the reply innings, R took a single in the last ball of the 20th over and brought the Indian team to victory. It was Ashwin. Ashwin was on the ground for just two minutes and scored a total of one run in one ball. Indian fans are considering Ashwin’s game-changing move when Pakistani spinner Mohammad Nawaz conceded when two runs were needed off one ball to win. Ashwin did nothing and let the ball go wide as it came out of the leg stump line of Navas.
English Summary: Pakistan fans label Ashwin as ‘cheating’ after spinner makes minor error in judgment
