WATCH: Ravi Ashwin runs without pads in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final vs Karnataka

Dixit Bhargav | 02/12/2019
WATCH: Ravi Ashwin runs without pads in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final vs Karnataka

Ravi Ashwin runs without pads: Tamil Nadu’s all-rounder put on display an innovative method of running between the wickets in Surat.

During the final match of the recently concluded season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in Surat, Tamil Nadu all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin put on display an innovative method of running between the wickets during a crunch situation in the match.

It all happened before the final delivery of the match when Tamil Nadu needed three runs to win off the last ball of the riveting final. Ashwin, who was at the non-striker’s end, decided to remove his pads in a bid to increase the acceleration process.

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While he removed his pads, he was seen wearing a helmet which he had removed while facing Karnataka spinner Krishnappa Gowtham in the last over. Known for his smart tactics, Ashwin standing at the non-striker’s end without his batting pads was perhaps a first-time ever sight for plentiful fans who were watching the match.

Despite Ashwin’s innovative ploy, Tamil Nadu ended up losing the match by a run as spinner Murugan Ashwin couldn’t make contact with the ball on the delivery which mattered the most.

Having won the last season of the tournament in March, Karnataka have become the first team to lift the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on consecutive occasions and twice in a year.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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