The India Test series against England earlier this year will be remembered by fans for many years to come. India won the five-match Test series by a score of 4-1 against the Three Lions. Besides the emphatic win, this series was also made memorable by India skipper Rohit Sharma's witty comments, which kept the fans entertained during the matches. During one of the matches, Rohit was seen instructing his fielders and was heard saying over the stump microphone, “jo koi bhi garden mein goomega… (anyone wandering around as if in a garden…).”
This comment of Rohit went viral and left everyone amused. Recently, Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, who was also part of the Test series against England, opened up about Rohit's viral statement.
“Rohit bolta hain na garden mein mat ghumna. Saahi bolta hain. Yeh log sach mein garden mein ghumne wale log hain. (Rohit said don't wander in the garden, he is right. These people really walk like they are wandering in a garden),” Ashwin said at RR's promotional event.
“Every time you shine a ball, the shiny side must be kept dry. So now the ball is passed to Yashasvi. He will smear the ball with spit and pass it. Then he will pass the ball to Shubman Gill. That man plays with the ball and passes it. I'm like – Sweat lagayega toh reverse swing kaise hoga ball (If you put sweat on the ball, how will I bowl reverse swing?) is how he reacts,” he added .
For someone with a very sharp sense of humor, Ashwin had a hilarious take on the size of boundaries this season.
“The land in Jaipur, the border is huge. When I saw that, Dhruv Jurel said, “Bhaiyya, this is so big” and I said to him, “Dhruv, at least let it be somewhere”. When I saw that, I felt I imagine at this stage of my career I would need a bicycle to reach the border (Sawai Man Singh).
“Then in the next stadium I felt like I could walk and the next I could run, and then in one stadium I felt like if I spit out my gum it would go over the boundary rope for six minutes,” said Ashwin .
RR will now take on Delhi Capitals in their next IPL 2024 match at the Arun Jaitely Stadium on Tuesday.
(With PTI inputs)
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