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File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin
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File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin was back into the side after quite a while, and immediately showed why he belongs there. In his first over, he beat Aiden Markram with a beautifully bowled off-spinner, that bounced over the stumps. A few balls later, he bowled another ball that went drifted away before pitching, and turned sharply into Markram. The ball went through his defence and hit the top of middle stump. For Markram, he continues his dreadful run in India.
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The twitter community was all praise for the off spinner’s classy dismissal:
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Ashwin anna is the one true spin king.. He single handedly making off spin sexy since so many years now.. #ashwin #INDvSA
? Charan Reddy (@Charanjd75) October 3, 2019
Hero of the match from bating department and bowling Ashwin bcci why you drop Ashwin he is our ????????????? pic.twitter.com/jo0YCHzuBw
? Raj Mrityunjay (@Rajromantic1) October 3, 2019
Ashwin has started again, Markram was coming from back to back hundreds but the quality of Ash in India is different.
? Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) October 3, 2019
R Ashwin makes short work of South Africa’s main hope, Aiden Markram (5 runs), with a trademark delivery. It’s Ashwin’s first game after missing five Tests, has been spot on from the first over. #INDvSA
? Sanjjeev (@Sanjjeev) October 3, 2019
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Playing a Test after nearly a year and it takes 2 overs for Ashwin to recreate magic. Still don’t believe he didn’t play in WI. Got to feel for Markram. This kind of bowling is very tough to play. #INDvSA
? Anush Rajagopal Ganesh (@AnushRajagopal) October 3, 2019
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You beauty @ashwinravi99 .. Shastri says nothing is “Automatic”.. but when the champion is at work.. WICKETS ARE AUTOMATIC!!.. #Ashwin #INDvSA
? Abhishek Maaruthi (@AMaaruthi) October 3, 2019
The wicket came after India had declared at 502 for 7, putting South Africa to bat. India immediately put them under pressure with the spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin starting to trouble the South African batsmen. Ashwin also dismissed Theunis de Bruyn, while Jadeja cleaned up night watchman Dane Piedt as South Africa finished the day at 39 for 3.
