“He Bairstow Maan, He Out Maan”: Ravichandran Ashwin Recalls Fan’s ‘Ashes’ Chat With Rahul Dravid

The incident involving Jonny Bairstow and Alex Carey within the second Ashes Test at Lord’s has left the cricket fraternity divided. Carey controversially stumped Bairstow as he wandered out of left his crease after ducking a brief ball from Cameron Green. The incident sparked a debate concerning the stability between the ‘legal guidelines of cricket’ and the ‘spirit of the sport’. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had additionally shared his views on Bairstow’s dismissal, praising Carey for displaying nice presence of thoughts.

Ashwin has now revealed that India head coach Rahul Dravid had a protracted dialogue with a bartender and a waiter in West Indies relating to the incident that happened at Lord’s earlier this month.

“The other day, we were sitting on a beach, and Rahul bhai bought me a lemon juice. He had a one-hour discussion with the bartender and waiter on whether Jonny Bairstow was out or not. They spoke about rules, the spirit of cricket, and everything in their discussion,” Ashwin stated in a video uploaded on his YouTube channel.

Ashwin additionally recalled that an “old man” on the bar, in his native accent, advised that the officers made the precise choice by ruling Bairstow out.

“They are all so passionate. Then suddenly an old man came and declared, ‘He Bairstow maan, he out maan!’,” he added.

Ashwin and Dravid are currenlty in West Indies for a full-fledged tour of the Caribbean islands.

While Ashwin will return dwelling after the conclusion of a two-match Test collection, Dravid will probably be with the workforce for the forthcoming three ODIs and 5 T20Is as effectively.