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Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha get a pat on the back from Twitterati for their rescue act
With all frontline batsmen being back in the hut, it looked like India would bundle up inside 200. But Ashwin and Saha had other ideas.
Written by CricketCountry Staff
Published: Aug 10, 2016, 09:48 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 10, 2016, 09:48 AM (IST)

Hosts West Indies finally turned up on the first day of the third Test against India, proving the day five performance in the second Test was no fluke. Inviting India to bat first, their bowlers applied pressure right from the beginning and kept the visiting batsman under the mat. Apart from KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane to some extent, no top-order batsman looked comfortable.
The results soon showed and India were reeling at 5 for 126. At this stage, with all frontline batsmen being back in the hut, it looked like India would bundle up inside 200. But Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha had other ideas. The duo stitched together an important unbeaten partnership of 108 runs and helped India save the day.
At stumps, India were placed in a much better position with score reading 5 for 234. While Ashwin remained unbeaten on 75, Saha was 46 not out. First Test’s centurion Ashwin once again proved why he should be called a proper all-rounder and Saha silenced his critics, proving this is exactly where he belongs. Twitterati heaped praises on the duo and applauded their effort. Here’s presenting the top tweets in this regard:
Another late order rescue job by Ashwin and Saha…swapping their positions working pretty well. #WIvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 10, 2016
Indians with 2+ 50+ scores & 2+ 5-wkt hauls in a series:
Kapil v Pak 1979-80
Kapil v Eng 1981-82
Bhuvneshwar v Eng 2014
Ashwin v WI 2016— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) August 9, 2016
ASHWIN AND SAHA RAN THREE!
*breaks down in tears of joy*
— Nikhil (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 9, 2016
While we are praising Ashwin,one must not forget Saha’s invaluable contribution,who has been criticised a lot. Top innings so far!#IndvsWI
— Abhishek Barthur (@imabhi27) August 10, 2016
Pic of the day !
Man at Rescue Ashwin & Saha
Applauded by their Teammates
& Rightly They deserves it pic.twitter.com/qvSe7P5RKF
— Virat Army (@ViratsArmy) August 10, 2016
Good job by Ashwin and Saha.#WIvIND
— Manikant Singh (@ManikantSingh18) August 10, 2016
Ashwin and Saha Superb batting performance. #WIvInd
— POGBACK (@SportyShubh) August 10, 2016
Wow Saha & Ashwin
Feel for MS fans who were just waiting to tweet: “Error 404, Replacement of Dhoni not found”.— Devvrat Unadkat (@DevvratUnadkat) August 10, 2016
50 overs played by top 5 batsmen of #Ind & the rest 40 overs played by only ashwin & saha !! Poor #WI bowlers!! #IndvsWI
— Striking_Oneliner (@StrikingOneline) August 10, 2016
Well played #Ashwin n #Saha..perfect time to build a partnership. #WIvInd
— movieman (@movieman777) August 10, 2016
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