Cricket
Serious bonding between milestone man Ravichandran Ashwin and Russel Arnold.
Updated : Nov 29, 2017, 05:07 PM IST
As far as the Indian Test side is concerned, Ravichandran Ashwin is the man of the moment. The off-spinner's eight-wicket haul in the recently-concluded Test against Sri Lanka helped Team India register a thumping innings victory.
The biggest talking point after that Nagpur Test, however, was Ashwin's feat of becoming the fastest to get to 300 Test wickets.
The Tamil Nadu lad has been in prolific form over the past few years and is well on his way to becoming an all-time great.
Ashwin's friends and fans were quick to send him congratulatory messages on social media after he broke the long-standing record held by Aussie Dennis Lillee. Among those messages was one by Sri Lankan player turned commentator Russel Arnold.
"Congratulations on your wonderful achievement @ashwinravi99 #quickestto300wkts always enjoy watching you bowl.....ah ...and thanks for the (thumbs up) after hearing my Thamisz pitch report this morning. #confidence," wrote Arnold on Twitter.
Congratulations on your wonderful achievement @ashwinravi99 #quickestto300wkts always enjoy watching you bowl.....ah ...and thanks for the after hearing my Thamisz pitch report this morning. #confidence
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) November 27, 2017
Ashwin didn't take long to thank Arnold for his praise and also complimented the Lankan for his 'enjoyable' commentary in Tamil.
"Thanks Russ, enjoy your commentary in general, the Tamil commentary this morning was even more enjoyable, but your twitter banters are a notch better than the best," replied Ashwin.
Thanks Russ, enjoy your commentary in general, the Tamil commentary this morning was even more enjoyable, but your twitter banters are a notch better than the best. https://t.co/jogwSFY6BK
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) November 27, 2017
In case you missed it, Arnold and former Indian spinner Murali Kartik had an elaborate conversation in Tamil while giving the pitch report on the final day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Nagpur.
This is absolute gold! Watch my dear friend Arnold giving pitch report fluently in Tamil! RT if you want to see more of @RusselArnold69 in Star Sports Thamizh! @StarSportsIndia #IndvsSL pic.twitter.com/wulIC057Es
— Srini Mama (@SriniMama16) November 25, 2017