‘You are just not reading the delivery out of his hand’ – Ravichandran Ashwin slams Harry Brook for his smog statement

Ashwin and Brook (Source: Titter/X and Twitter/X)

India are currently leading the five-match T20I series against England after winning the first two games in Kolkata and Chennai, respectively. With a 2-0 lead, the Suryakuymar Yadav-led side is now just a win away from claiming another series victory. Needless to say, all the remaining three games are do-or-die affairs for England now.

It is the spin of Varun Chakravarthy that has been causing a lot of damage and one of the English batters who has failed to get the better of him is Harry Brook. After the Kolkata game he had stated that it was difficult to read Chakravarthy’s deliveries because of the smog. Interestingly, a similar dismissal occurred in Chennai where the mystery spinner once again found the gap between bat and pad at a venue where the visibility was quite high. Many experts criticised Brook for his smog statement, including former Indian legendary spin bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin.

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“There was no smog there in Chennai. Harry Brook had earlier stated that there was smog in Kolkata, so picking Varun Chakravarthy was difficult. I want to say one thing to Harry Brook: ‘Please understand that Varun Chakravarthy doesn’t bowl leg spin that much. It is googly’,” said Ashwin in a video on his YouTube channel ‘Ash Ki Baat’.

“You moved to the leg stump and couldn’t read the delivery, so you got bowled. Then you covered the stump and took a big stride, but couldn’t read the googly, you got bowled again. No matter how the light is, if you are not reading the googly out of his hand, you are just not reading the delivery out of his hand,” added Ashwin.

Speaking of the series the next game will be played on Tuesday, January 28 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Incidentally, Chakravarthy is currently the highest wicket-taker in the series, taking five wickets from the two matches he played at an average of 12.20.

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