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Australia did not allow Indian cricketers to take the elevator: Ravichandran Ashwin

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  • 24 January, 2021 12:05:55

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Sports Desk: This time, the Indian cricketers were subjected to various 'tortures' during their tour of Australia. Because of Corona, not only the prisoners in the hotel, but also the room-toilet cleaning and all the work had to be done by the Rohit-worshipers themselves.

The Indian team also complained about this. The rude behavior of the Australians did not stop there. Indian cricketers have also been victims of racism on the field. This time, Ravichandran Ashwin leaked an explosive news, which will further anger the Indian supporters towards the Aussies.

In a conversation with fielding coach R Sridhar on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said that if Australian cricketers were inside the elevator in Sydney, Indians would not be allowed to enter. Ashwin says, ‘As soon as we reached Sydney, all the strict restrictions were imposed on us.

We were practically taken prisoner. We also had a very surprising experience. When the Australian players were inside the elevator, we were not allowed to enter. ' The Indian offspinner added, ‘The incident is very surprising.

Both parties were in the same biological protection zone. Honestly, we were all very surprised by this ban. ' Ashwin said the Australians started treating them worse, especially when they went to Sydney to play the third Test, which was difficult for Indian cricketers to accept. ‘We couldn’t have imagined that something like this could happen. Really we all felt very bad.

We are in the same place, in the same circle. However, can not use the elevator at the same time? It was very difficult to digest, "said Ashwin angrily. In the first of the four Test series, Australia were embarrassed to be bowled out for 36 runs and Australia won by a wide margin. But in the second Test in Melbourne, India turned around, drawing 1-1 in the series. After that, the behavior of Australians changed.

Ashwin said, ‘There was a lot of drama in Melbourne. When we came to Australia, it was said that we were already in the IPL's bio-safety zone. So you don't have to be in very strict quarantine. After 14 days of quarantine we could go for coffee, go to the movies, there were no restrictions on going out. That's what we were told. " Ashwin added, ‘But with the series 1-1, everything changed.

That's when we were told not to move from the hotel room. How is it possible to be a prisoner in a hotel room for eternity? I moved the family to Australia. My kids were scratching their ears to get out. That time was really difficult for us.

' But after overcoming that difficult situation, India won the series by a draw in Sydney and an incredible victory in the last Test. Batting over 40 overs in Sydney, Ashwin and Hanuma Bihari drew the losing match. Ashwin's perception of that match, Australia made a mistake with the strategy of short ball.

In the words of the Indian all-rounder, ‘I couldn’t move my legs. And Bihari was standing with injuries on his body. Both of them were fighting with injuries. Australia could not catch the place of our weakness.

If they had tried to play with me in front of me, maybe I could have been caught out. Instead, he continued to use short balls to intimidate. ' But that strategy has been reversed by the Aussies. Seeing Ashwin-Bihari's resistance, Australia captain Tim Payne kept sledging from behind the wicket.

That's when Ashwin realized that the hosts could not take the pressure. Ashwin said, "Their strategy is the opposite. The more we felt the force in our body, the more our stubbornness increased. I was getting harder and harder inside.

I was saying to myself, how much more will they kill? Don't kill. With that Tim Payne started talking from behind the wicket. Bihari and I started talking at that time that Australia was losing the design. '

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