The veteran Indian spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin took to Twitter on Saturday and answered a few questions from his fans on the micro-blogging platform. During the ‘#AskAshwin’ session on the popular social media website, a fan expressed his wish to see Ashwin pulling off a ‘mankad’ dismissal. The fan’s tweet read: “Can’t wait to see another mankad from you Ash.”

In response to the tweet, the Indian off-spinner said that he can’t even think of the buzz that will be created if he manages to pull off the ‘mankad’ dismissal again. In his reply, Ashwin tweeted, “Imagine the euphoria that will surround me after that.”

Imagine the euphoria that will surround me after that😂😂

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) April 18, 2020

Ashwin’s hilarious take on the mankad controversy left his fans in utter laughter on Twitter. The debate around ‘mankad’ dismissal came to light in 2009 when Ashwin ran out of Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimanne. However, the then skipper Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar withdrew the appeal.

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In 2019, Ashwin ‘mankaded’ England’s Jos Buttler during an IPL league match. This time Ashwin was the captain of the team and he decided to stick to his decision as Buttler stormed off the field. He also revealed the name of the cricketer who made him the most nervous at their first meeting.

In response to another question on Twitter, The Tamil Nadu spinner said it was none other than former Australian opener, Matthew Hayden. Ashwin and Hayden have shared the dressing room for IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2009 and 2010.

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Ashwin, who was bought by Delhi Capitals, would have been in action for the Delhi-based franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if the tournament had started on March 29. However, the tournament was suspended indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.