Ravichandran Ashwin 'Bullied' By Teammates Ahead Of IND vs BAN 2nd Test. WATCH

Ravichandran Ashwin humorously claims he was being 'bullied' by teammates Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah.

Bumrah-Jadeja repeatedly called R Ashwin "Ash anna" and "Ash anna for a reason" during the flight.

Source : @BCCI / X

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently posted a light-hearted video on X (formerly Twitter), showing Indian cricket team's lighthearted trip from Chennai to Kanpur ahead of IND vs BAN 2nd Test.

In the video, Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj are seen bonding over 'chocolate' and 'filter coffee', while Ravichandran Ashwin humorously claims he was being 'bullied' by teammates Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah. The duo repeatedly called Ashwin "Ash anna" and "Ash anna for a reason" during the flight, prompting Ashwin to jokingly say, "They are just bullying me".

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Watch BCCI's viral video here...

A journey full of smiles from Chennai to Kanpur 😃👌#TeamIndia | #INDvBAN | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/awGef5q1Jd

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 25, 2024

Meanwhile, moments after India's thumping 208-run win over Bangladesh in Chennai Test, BCCI announced an unchanged squad for IND vs BAN 2nd Test in Kanpur. 

India's squad for IND vs BAN Kanpur Test: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.

Records Ravichandran Ashwin can break in IND vs BAN 2nd Test in Kanpur

Ravichandran Ashwin currently holds the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in the fourth innings and needs just one more wicket to become the first Indian—and only the sixth bowler globally—to reach 100 wickets in fourth innings of Test matches.

The veteran off-spinner (29 wickets in IND-BAN Tests) needs only three more wickets to surpass Zaheer Khan's record of 31 wickets, making him the highest wicket-taker in IND-BAN Test matches.

Ashwin needs four wickets more to elevate his total to 52 wickets in ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, surpassing Josh Hazlewood's count of 51 and becoming the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing WTC cycle.